NYT: Rumsfeld bids farewell to the Pentagon:

Mr. Rumsfeld said he would miss his jousting with reporters. “I think I will,” he said. “The stakeouts, the briefings. I’m told it was something like 613 over six years, all across the globe. Now, you know, we’ve not always seen eye to eye, I haven’t, with the press, but I still hold out hope that over time, they’ll get it close to right.”

That line was one of several that drew laughter. But he closed on a serious note, offering his belief that the struggles in Iraq and Afghanistan will, in time, be worth it, and that the United States is on the right side of history in both theaters.

“God bless you all,” he said, exiting to applause.

Posted by Laura at December 8, 2006 02:25 PM