A Farewell to Arms?

Cheney apologizes to Rummy, after breaking his arm

In a concession to members of Congress who have been calling for Donald Rumsfeld to be fired for his mishandling of the war in Iraq, the White House announced today that the beleaguered Defense Secretary would remain in his position but had been subjected to unspecified disciplinary action. An anonymous source at the White House later disclosed that Mr. Rumsfeld had been “roughed up� by Vice President Cheney.