Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) issued this statement regarding Secretary Rumsfeld’s testimony before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Capitol Hill today.

 

“Secretary Rumsfeld made a terrible mistake.  He should have made the President and key leaders in Congress immediately aware of the prisoner abuses.  Especially since, to his credit, it was military commanders under his direction who uncovered the abuses and were prosecuting appropriately.

 

“Taken on balance, his leadership of our defense department during both peace and war, has been excellent. To resign now at this critical juncture would do far more harm than good to our national security and the war against terrorism and potentially jeopardize the lives of service men and women deployed in two theaters of war today.”