New Tune from Rumsfeld

6/26/05 Donald Rumsfeld interview: "That insurgency could go on for any number of years. Insurgencies tend to go on five, six, eight, 10, 12 years."

12/3/04 Donald Rumsfeld interview:
BILL O'REILLY: Within two years, can the United States beat these insurgents?
DONALD RUMSFELD: It is, the, the task is, using the word beat sounds like you're in a war.
BILL O'REILLY: Well, stabilize the country.
DONALD RUMSFELD: I think so. I think so. Well, I shouldn't say that. The United States won't do it, the Iraqi people will.