December 9, 2004: Headlines: COS - Dominican Republic: Politics: Congress: Iraq: Military: Kron4: Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable

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Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable

Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable

Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable

Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable

Caption: Sen. Christopher Dodd (news, bio, voting record) (D-Ct) briefs the press on his concerns over reports of equipment and protective gear shortages by U.S. troops in Iraq (news - web sites), December 8, 2004 on Capitol Hill. Dodd said he was greatly disturbed by remarks made by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who responded to a question on the subject by saying 'You go to war with the Army you have.' REUTERS/Mike Theiler

CAPITOL HILL A Democratic senator isn't satisfied with the answer Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave to a U-S soldier in Kuwait today.
The soldier complained that he and his comrades had to dig through landfills for scrap metal and other material to reinforce their vehicles.

Rumsfeld responded, "You go to war with the Army you have."

That's not good enough for Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut -- who's written a letter to Rumsfeld, saying that his answer was "utterly unacceptable."

Dodd says it's up to the government to provide safety equipment for soldiers in battle. He said, "Our troops go to war with the Army that our nation's leaders provide."

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