The poetry of D. H. Rumsfeld

"April 2 —  Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is an accomplished man. Not only is he guiding the war in Iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. But few Americans know that he is also a poet.

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The poems that follow are the exact words of the defense secretary, as taken from the official transcripts on the Defense Department Web site.

      A Confession
       Once in a while,
       I’m standing here, doing something.
       And I think,
      “What in the world am I doing here?”
       It’s a big surprise.
       
       —May 16, 2001, interview with the New York Times"

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