United States ex-defence head Rumsfeld defends Iraq war handling
Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the Iraq war, saying in a new book that had Saddam Hussein remained in power, the Middle East would be "far more perilous than it's today".
Mr Rumsfeld, 78, has written an autobiography due out next week.
He concedes he could have sent more troops, and that internal United States rivalries hampered post-war reconstruction.
Leaked excerpts have been published by the Washington Post and NY Times.
Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the Iraq war, saying in a new book that had Saddam Hussein remained in power, the Middle East would be "far more perilous than it's today".
Mr Rumsfeld, 78, has written an autobiography due out next week.
He concedes he could have sent more troops, and that internal United States rivalries hampered post-war reconstruction.
Leaked excerpts have been published by the Washington Post and NY Times.
