Rummy Stays Silent On USA's Shame

"I don't want somebody who's just with us, God damn it, when things are going good, you know what I mean? If he thinks we're going down the tubes, and he's just going to ride with us - then screw him, you know?"

The words belong to Richard Nixon and the man he was discussing escaped the repercussions of Watergate to become the US Secretary of Defence and a key player in the Bush Administration.

When asked about the shameful photos of US troops torturing and abusing Iraqi prisoners, Rumsfeld said:

"I'm in the chain of command. I am not allowed to opine about things like that."