Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon Chief in Mideast Wars, Dies at 88
- One of the main architects of U.S. combat in Iraq, Afghanistan
- He drew fierce criticism for his management of the conflicts
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Donald Rumsfeld, the defense secretary who became the face of U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush while the administration’s troop deployments toppled hostile regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, has died. He was 88.
He died on Tuesday at his home in Taos, New Mexico, according to the New York Times, citing Keith Urbahn, a spokesman for the family. The cause was multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.