Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. defense chief in the Iraq war, 88-year-old US and Canadian News

Rumsfeld, who served as defense secretary for the second time in the early 2000s, was the architect of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Donald Rumsfeld, a former secretary of defense for President George W Bush, was killed at the age of 88 in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the architect of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his family reported Wednesday.

Bush’s defense secretary was his second since 2001-2006, after 1975-1977 when he was the youngest defense secretary to former President Gerald Ford.

“History may remember him for his outstanding achievements in six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and who changed his life forever as a result, we will remember his constant love for his wife Joyce, his family and friends and the integrity he brought to life in the country,” Rumsfeld said. in a document posted on Twitter by the family.

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