The Washington Post poll today says the majority of Americans don't think he should. But the political movers and shakers, especially those who are in tune to world opinion and foreign policy making, know the writing is on the wall. Rumsfeld will have to go, or the Bush administration will be totally isolated by June 30th, and the few remaining coalition members will have pulled out of Iraq.

This human rights scandal was never going to be about American opinion, because the military propaganda efforts of the past 3 years have been too effective. Americans will support the troops, and in this case, the top military commander, even if our troops are committing war atrocities.

Bush needs Rumsfeld's head for the sacrifice to the court of world opinion, particularly the Arab world opinion. They aren't going to settle for anything less.

Today's NY Times editorial is calling for his resignation, and saying Wolfowitz can't be the replacement.