Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies aged 88: Architect of the Iraq war who served under Bush and Ford passes away 'surrounded by family in New Mexico'
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88.
Rumsfeld served as Defense Secretary under Gerald Ford and George Bush and was central to the plans involving the invasion into Iraq and Afghanistan.
He died in Taos, New Mexico, according to his family.
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88
The Princeton-educated Rumsfeld drew global attention for his televised briefings during the Iraq War, as when he spoke about weapons of mass destruction in 2002.
'As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns,' he pontificated.