I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it.A certain wing of the GOP doesn't like Rummy's restructuring of the military, but it was a 2000 campaign promise.
Redesign of military with emphasis on supermodern hardware, flexible tactics, speed, less international deployment, fewer troops. This includes developing a system to defend against ballistic missile attacks, despite strong objections both domestically and internationally.Well, OK, 9/11 ruined the less deployment idea, but the rest stands. I recall being impressed with the proposal the first time I clicked onto the campaign website (swallowing what was at the time for me a bitter pill that he was going to be the Party’s nominee. See, I can admit when I’m wrong.)
And we've covered the fact that he told us how he'd fight the war on terror previously. For better or for worse, on judges, education, tax cuts, the military, AIDS, the deficit and anything else you could mention, what he's done (or attempted) is precisely what he said he would.
