I got an email from the Murtha camp (that’s right, I’m still on their special list) letting me know about an upcoming resolution he’s introducing that would call for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld. Well Alternet has the full thing, and it’s a doozie.

The Secretary of Defense rejected estimates from top military commanders regarding the troop strength that would be required to secure Iraq, failed to anticipate the level of violent opposition among Iraqis to US occupation, and publicly doubted the war in Iraq would take [longer than] six months

The Secretary of Defense expressly forbade his staff to develop a plan for post-war Iraq and threatened to fire anyone who raised the issue

The Secretary of Defense failed to ensure that US troops had adequate protective gear for their mission at the start of the Iraq war, including a shortage of 40,000 protective body armor units, radio frequency jammers to thwart remote detonation of improvised explosive devices, and up-armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs)

Will it pick up any steam? Lordy I hope so, but I have to admit I’ve got my doubts. Still, I can’t help but be excited.

[tags]murtha, iraq, war, rumsfeld[/tags]