Rumsfeld Discusses Successes, Failures

On Iraq, Rumsfeld warned of "the dire consequences, were we to fail there," saying the divide between Sunni and Shiite Muslims could spill over into the entire Middle East. He said it would be "a terrible mistake" for the United States "to pull out precipitously and inject that instability into . . . that region." "We have every chance in the world of succeeding" in Iraq and Afghanistan, "but only if we have the patience and only if we have the staying power," Rumsfeld said.