Clearly there is a large constituency, though still a minority, that supports staying in those places where our military has spilled blood. The Democrat have a sort of cult of personality thing in which they personalize the anti-WOT on an individual.It is easier to despise an individual than a faceless bureaucracy. They focused on Rumsfeld. It took years of continuous "education" to get Rumsfeld a known entity. At the height of that campaign the retired generals who lost in the Pentagon Campaign (for which secret medals will be issued) were trotted-out. That was a clincher for many folks who weave in and out of their dream-state. With Rumsfeld gone the argument concerning his influence on military events is moot.

If they savage Bush & Cheney (probably the best course at this point) the new guy in DoD will get a pass. I figure he has about a year after the new Congress is sworn in before his teflon wears thin.