Rummy goes runny on the question of a guerrilla war in Iraq. How come the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says it IS a guerrilla war? Just shows how the Bush White House can't get its stories straight and all they care about is running for re-election (so don't call it a guerrilla war!).

Rumsfeld Denies Guerrilla War in Iraq

WASHINGTON - The military debate continues: Are U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) fighting a guerrilla war or not?

On June 30, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said no. Sixteen days later, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said yes. Asked again on Thursday, Rumsfeld said he's sticking to his guns.

"I am not uncomfortable with the response I gave," he told reporters.

"As I said that day," he added, given the complexity of the situation and shadowy nature of the opposition forces, "there's not a single bumper sticker phrase that is perfectly appropriate to what's taking place." He said that he checked the dictionary and settled on the term "unconventional" war, since the resistance is not in the form of conventional armies or navies.

He was more adamantly opposed to the term "guerrilla war" when the topic first came up June 30.

"The reason I don't use the phrase `guerrilla war' is because there isn't one," he said then...





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