Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, one of the key architects of Iraq war, has died aged at the age of 88.
Rumsfeld was one of the biggest proponents of the Iraq war in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
In 2003, the US armed forces caused largescale deaths and destruction in Iraq claiming that the Saddam Hussain regime possessed weapons of mass destruction. Neither has any links been established between the 9/11 attacks and the then Saddam Hussain regime, nor any weapons of mass destruction have been found till date.
Though Rumnsfield resigned three years after the war, he never apologised for the largescale of deaths of innocent Iraqis and damage to their properties.
Many Twitter users were seen rejoicing his death with ‘rot in hell’ becoming a dominant theme of social media reaction.
Donald Rumsfeld, Rot in Hellhttps://t.co/8d2CgAAR0p
— The Progressive (@1Progressivism) July 1, 2021
There are known knowns, and the most known known is that Donald Rumsfeld fucking sucked and will not be missed. Rot in hell, shitbird.
— ian (@eyerollsohard) July 1, 2021
Years ago, I was walking out of a government building (smoke break) and a short old dude walked up, stuck out his hand, wished me a good morning and before I realized who he was, shook my hand.
And now that piece of shit is dead! Fuck you, Rumsfeld! Rot in hell, was criminal!
— Jemal Cole Loves You (@jemaleddin) July 1, 2021
Donald Rumsfeld, ROT IN HELL! pic.twitter.com/UpQPwWE3dD
— Adam (@adamourr) July 1, 2021
Don’t care about Rumsfeld doting. He was an evil POS, glad he’s dead, rot in hell. No need to spend the A block on him
— Cynthia (@magnetdoctor122) July 1, 2021
According to one estimate, more than two lakh innocent Iraqis were killed as a result of the US military offensive in the country. The US attacks also destroyed the Iraqi economy, one of the best in the Gulf region then.