Jon Stewart: I Accept Your Apology, Mr. Rumsfeld (VIDEO)

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Jon Stewart was in a forgiving mood when Donald Rumsfeld stopped by The Daliy Show last night.

Before asking any questions, Stewart said he knew how hard it must be for the former defense secretary to vocalize an apology for the Iraq war. So, to make things easy, Stewart said that he accepted the apology he just knew Rumsfeld wanted to make.

The rest of the interview went fairly cordially, with Rumsfeld admitting to some faults in communication and planning that hampered the Bush administrations war planning. The rapport was so casual that Stewart even said it felt like they should be sipping lemonade on a porch.

Rumsfeld responded that Stewart was just unused to folksy conversation because Americans in the heartland — but not on the coasts — are that affable all the time.

“Yes, Stewart responded. “On the coasts we just curse and have gay sex. That’s all we do”

Returning to the Iraq war, Stewart asked why the worst case scenarios were never addressed before the invasion. Rumsfeld said he actually wrote a memo delineating those very concerns but, according to him, they were never properly addressed due to poor communication within the administration.

“You poor man,” Stewart said. “Are you not on the e-mail list?”

Watch part one of the interview below:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Exclusive – Donald Rumsfeld Extended Interview Pt. 1
www.thedailyshow.com
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And part two:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Donald Rumsfeld Pt. 2
www.thedailyshow.com
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