Republicans think Rumsfeld perfoming poorly; should stay

This makes no sense to me. Leading Republicans finally admit the problems going on in Iraq and the poor management of the war (to a degree) but also say that removing Rumsfeld still isn't necessary.

Acknowledging mistakes in Iraq by the Bush administration, leading Republicans expressed reluctance Sunday that the White House replace Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has lost the confidence of some GOP lawmakers over the conduct of the war.

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Check out all of the conflicting statements by these Senators in this AP piece. In the world of reality, if someone is doing a completely insufficient job, they get fired; in the world of this administration, they get another four years, evidently.