Retired Marine Colonel
Retired Marine Colonel who served in Iraq in 2004 and helped establish
bases for the reconstituted Iraqi armed forces, and called for the
resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld in September
PROFILE
Thomas Hammes
Guest
FROM Thomas Hammes
To the Point
Bush Says He'll Work with Democrats; Rumsfeld Resigns President Bush has accepted Donald Rumsfeld's resignation as Secretary of Defense . His chosen replacement is former CIA Director Robert Gates . Asked if new leadership means a new direction at the Pentagon, President Bush acknowledged that he and Secretary Rumsfeld agreed that "sometimes it's necessary to have a fresh perspective."
Recommended
KCRW Features
What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?