Donald Rumsfeld's 'unapologetic' memoir: 5 key revelations

The former Defense Secretary's autobiography is due out next week, but some critics are already finding fault with its assertions

In his memoir, Donald Rumsfeld criticizes George Bush for not resolving feuds between the Pentagon and the State Department.
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After years of being blamed for errors in the Iraq War, Donald Rumsfeld will tell his own side of the story in his soon-to-be published memoir. Critics who've reviewed Known and Unknown, the 800-page tome due in bookstores next week, say "Rummy" remains "largely unapologetic." Rumsfeld strikes a "characteristically tough and defiant" tone in the autobiography, says Bradley Graham at The Washington Post, and remains "unrepentant" about the overall handling of the war. Here, five key revelations:

Planning for Iraq began in November 2001

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