Rumsfeld: U.S. Gets A 'D' In War Of Ideas

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Rumsfeld made the remark in response to a question from a member of his audience at the Army War College, where he delivered a speech on the challenges facing the country in fighting a global war on terrorism.

"If I were grading I would say we probably deserve a 'D' or a 'D-plus' as a country as to how well we're doing in the battle of ideas that's taking place in the world today," he told his questioner.

Rumsfeld's audience consisted of more than 300 war college students and faculty members.

Rumsfeld noted that among the more than 300 war college students in his audience were an Afghan military officer and one from Iraq.

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