Today's Reading List

Don Rumsfeld finally comes forth with his memoirs, "Known and Unknown".  Some highlights from Drudge:

Rumsfeld warned in 2001 of Afghan “swamp” and “not to make a career out of transforming Afghanistan;” parts ways with neocons on use of military to spread democracy around the world

Lashes out at Clinton, Kerry, Biden for flip-flops on Iraq: “You wouldn’t want to be in a foxhole with them.”

Disputes Powell’s claim that he was “duped” by administration on Iraq WMD, says Powell was no Bush administration “maverick”

Bashes CNN for concealing Saddam's crimes against humanity prior to start of war

Document: Rumsfeld pressed for more troops in Tora Bora to get bin Laden in 2001

Says biggest regret not insisting on resigning after Abu Ghraib

Says McCain had “hair-trigger temper” and “a propensity to shift his positions to appeal to the media”

Shares his side of a decades long feud with Bush 41

Aide tells Rumsfeld on 9/11: “You’re a son of a bitch.” Lives to tell the tale

Had young Geraldo Rivera arrested in 1970s student protest, when he was known as Jerry Rivers

Describes surprising encounter with Elvis in The King’s Las Vegas dressing room

Recounts weird meetings with a confused President-elect Jimmy Carter

Kissinger during last days of Watergate: “Rummy, we don’t even argue with Nixon anymore”

That should be an interesting read.