Donald Rumsfeld defends decisions made in office

8 February 2011 Last updated at 08:37 ET Help

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended decisions that he made during his time in office, in his first television interview since leaving public life in December 2006.

He spoke to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer about his memoir "Known and Unknown" where he defends his handling of the Iraq war.

The BBC's Andrew North reports.

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