Rumsfeld denies overruling commanders
“No, indeed, it’s not true,” Rumsfeld said in a television interview when asked about reports that he and close civilian advisers had micro-managed the advance plan, overruling calls from military officials for more US assault troops and armor before beginning the ground war against Iraq.
In an article for the New Yorker Magazine's April 7 edition, which goes on sale on today, the weekly said Rumsfeld insisted at least six times in the run-up to the conflict that the proposed number of ground troops be sharply reduced and got his way.
