DONALD H. RUMSFELD, FORMER SPECIAL U.S. ENVOY TO THE MIDDLE EAST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000505290052-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2010
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: September 23, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ABC THIS WEEK WITH DAVID BRINKLE~
23 September 1984
EXCERPTED
SAM DONALDSON
DONALD H. RUMSFELD,.former special U.S. envoy to the Middle East
DONALDSON: Well, Mr. Rumsfeld, you say it's a dangerous
world. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, we did
not respond that way ~ You've pointed out that other
countries are sponsoring this terrorism against us. Why
shouldn't we retaliate? We did not retaliate after our
embassy was blown up a year and a half ago. We did not
retaliate last October when the Marines were blown up.
Should we now retaliate? RUMSFEI.D: I Wouldn't want to
get into this instance, but there's no question but that
there are instances when it Would be appropriate. For
example, the first thing that needs to be done is to
improve our intelligence-gathering capability. A second
thing, it seems to me, is to 'leperdize' (sic) the si;ates
that are engaged in state-sponsored terroris"1, They can
be isolated politically and economically. And I think
that there are instances when attacks_on specific targets,
selected targets in countries that are engaged in?this
type of terrorism would be appropriate. And last, there's
the opportunity to support dissidents in those countries.
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