What Donald Rumsfeld told the White House just before his "resignation"

Just in, this evening.

Two days before he resigned as defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld submitted a classified memo to the White House that acknowledged that the Bush administration’s strategy in Iraq was not working and called for a major course correction.

He advised a more flexible policy and preparing Americans for the change of plan.

To limit the political fallout from shifting course he suggested the administration consider a campaign to lower public expectations.

The New York Times has details of the memo.

Update:  Laura Rozen's theory about the Rumsfeld memo -- and the leak of the Hadley memo -- is probably right on target:

It seems increasingly plausible it was someone from Rumsfeld's camp who leaked the original Hadley memo to the NYT to blow up the Amman meeting. Incredible. Maybe Rumsfeld doesn't appreciate being made the historical scapegoat for the recent direction of the war? And is pointing back to the White House as the deciders?