http://nytimes.com/2005/07/27/international/middleeast/27cnd-rumsfeld.html?ei=5094&en=6388bf45be90413b&hp=&ex=1122523200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1122493509-ZQzG7kWDAkh8dF4rtlbVVg First and foremost, Mr. Rumsfeld told reporters, was the need to stick to a political timetable that calls for Iraqi officials to write a constitution by Aug. 15. "We don't want any delays," Mr. Rumsfeld said. "They're simply going to have to make the compromises necessary and get on with it." He added, "That's what politics is about."