Rumsfeld questions US boldness in war on terror

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is questioning whether America has failed to take “truly bold moves” in Iraq and Afghanistan and asking the Pentagon to rethink its strategy.

In an internal memo, Rumsfeld said the US-led coalitions would win in Afghanistan and Iraq, but so far had had mixed results. He wrote that the United States “has made reasonable progress in capturing or killing the top 55 Iraqis” but has made “somewhat slower progress” tracking down top Taliban leaders who sheltered al-Qaida in Afghanistan.