Public administrators now play an increasingly prominent role in policy decision-making. This is to the point where their names and likenesses become inadvertently attached by the media to a policy and its implications. A current case in point would be Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the role he plays in shaping America's policy towards Iraq. Due to the media's focus on his opinions regarding that policy, the general public has come to identify him as one of the individuals most responsible for developing and supporting it.
The war in Iraq had always been a contentious issue for both the U.S. And the world since before its inception. Now the situation in postwar Iraq has become the latest hot topic for debate. It continues to cause political battles to be fought along party lines between American policymakers in the Bush administration and those in Congress. The main issue now is in regard to how much longer the U.S. military should remain in Iraq and how well it could stabilize the country before leaving.
The major players within the U.S. government who have helped the president formulate the Iraq policy are Vice President Dick Cheney, former National Security Advisor (and future Secretary of State) Condoleeza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and of course Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The State Department, Department of Defense, and CIA have been the agencies most involved with formulating and supporting the policy on Iraq since before the war. Secretary Rumsfeld and his agency have played an especially critical part in implementing the policy itself.
All the figures that were involved in formulating the Iraq policy were seen as the hawkish elements of the administration, with the possible exception of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Rumsfeld was seen as being particularly hawkish. He was often found holding opposing viewpoints regarding Iraq policy from those of Secretary of State Powell. As can be seen his viewpoints eventually won out and played an important role in the formulation of the...
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