Cal Thomas: With what you know now, what might you have done differently in Iraq?
Donald Rumsfeld: I don't think I would have called it the "war on terror." I don't mean to be critical of those who have. Certainly, I have used the phrase frequently. Why do I say that? Because the word "war" conjures up World War II more than it does the Cold War. It creates a level of expectation of victory and an ending within 30 or 60 minutes of a soap opera. It isn't going to happen that way. Furthermore, it is not a war on terror. Terror is a weapon of choice for extremists who are trying to destabilize regimes and, [through] a small group of clerics, impose their dark vision on all the people they can control. So "war on terror" is a problem for me.
-- Chicago Tribune, December 12, 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0612120277dec12,0,206705.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
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