It's too bad for some of you that the vast majority of Americans support Rumsfeld (69%) and do not wish for him to resign.
....and only 51% were even upset about it.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...911450928.html
Americans want Rumsfeld: poll
May 8, 2004 - 4:07PM
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A majority of Americans say they are upset about reports of abuse of Iraqi prisoners, but more than two-thirds say Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should not resign, according to a recent poll.
During congressional testimony, Rumsfeld apologised to the Iraqi prisoners and warned members of Congress that the abuse scandal is "going to get a good deal more terrible, I'm afraid".
Photos of naked Iraqi prisoners being humiliated have angered many in the United States and outraged people in the Mideast and elsewhere around the world.
The ABC News-Washington Post poll found 66 per cent believe the soldiers involved should be charged with a crime, and just over half, 54 per cent, said high-level officers should be punished for allowing the problems that led to the abuse.
People were evenly split on whether President George W Bush's administration acted quickly enough in investigating the reports and whether the administration was trying to investigate the abuse reports or was trying to cover it up.
Just over half, 51 per cent, said they were upset about the reports, including a quarter of those polled who said they were angry.
Most people, 69 per cent, said Rumsfeld should not resign. Only 20 per cent said he should resign, even though some Democratic lawmakers have been demanding the secretary's resignation. Democrats in the poll said by a 2-1 margin Rumsfeld should not resign.
Six in 10 said the abuse of Iraqi soldiers represents a few isolated incidents, while half that number, 31 per cent, said they thought the abuse was more widespread.
Asked whether they approved or disapproved of President Bush, 48 per cent approved and 35 per cent disapproved.
People were evenly split on whether the war in Iraq was worth fighting or not.
The poll of 802 adults had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.