Bush stands by his man Rumsfeld

President George Bush issued a strong endorsement of embattled Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld today, telling him after a meeting at the Pentagon: “You are doing a superb job.”

With Rumsfeld at his side, Bush said his Cabinet officer was “courageously leading our nation in our war against terror … You are a strong secretary of defence and our nation owes you a debt of gratitude.”.