Rumsfeld’s answer was more shocking because here he was addressing American soldiers who are still fighting and dying, 20 months after Baghdad’s fall, as a result of Rumsfeld’s decisions. More than that, his answer was wrong. If you’re attacked by surprise, you go to war with the army you have. But if you’ve planned the war a year in advance and you initiate the attack, you have the opportunity — and obligation — to equip your soldiers with what they’ll need.
