Fuel was added to the fire a few days later when it was revealed that Rumsfeld did not actually sign the letters of condolence sent to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

• 数天后，又一件事披露了：在发给那些在阿富汗和伊拉克阵亡的美国士兵的家属吊唁信上，拉姆斯菲尔德并没有真正签名，这无疑是火上浇油。