General Wesley Clark made the following statement to address Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's appearance on NBC's Meet the Press:

"Today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made clear that the Administration has no answers to the increasingly violent situation in Iraq. More than six months after the 'end of major hostilities', when the President boasted that the American mission was 'accomplished', they still have no plan to stabilize Iraq, return control to the Iraqi people, and protect our troops. After months of saying his capture was imminent, Rumsfeld also acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was probably still alive and at large.

"The failure of the Administration to present an adequate success strategy is an example of the leadership gap that has emerged at a time when the country needs direction most. We need a president who leads, a president who takes responsibility. We need a plan."