Donald Rumsfeld, <br />Former Secretary of Defense, , Dead at 88.<br />Rumsfeld was U.S. Secretary of Defense under <br />two Republican presidential administrations: .<br />former President George W. Bush...<br />... and former President Gerald Ford.<br />A spokesman for the family said Rumsfeld's death <br />in his Taos, NM, home was due to multiple myeloma.<br />He was both the oldest and youngest Secretary of Defense.<br />as well as the only person to serve <br />two non-consecutive terms in the role.<br />Rumsfeld oversaw the Iraq War and <br />Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.<br />Years after his position as Secretary of Defense, Rumsfeld continued to express no regrets for U.S. invasions, .<br />despite significant global repercussions with <br />roots that can be drawn to the conflicts.<br />Ridding the region of Saddam’s brutal regime has created a more stable and secure world, Donald Rumsfeld, Former Secretary of Defense, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />The invasion of Iraq alone cost more than $700 billion <br />and resulted in more than 4400 American deaths.<br />The invasion of Iraq alone cost more than $700 billion <br />and resulted in more than 4400 American deaths
