925 ordspråk av Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
looking at a range of options.
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Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
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make it increasingly difficult for terrorists to use Afghanistan freely as a base of operations.
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making an assessment and providing some advice and working with the Philippine troops.
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making progress against the dead-enders who are harassing coalition forces. Just as they were unable to stop the coalition advance in Baghdad, the death squads will not stop our commitment to create stability and security in postwar Iraq.
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managing their affairs as people responsible for weapons of that power.
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Many countries, for example, have questions about the pace and scope of China's military expansion,
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Many millions of people will believe them, despite the fact that they are so patently false.
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Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
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may have activities in 50 to 60 countries, including the United States.
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meet the needs of the ground forces.
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Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people.
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More -- much more -- will be asked of you in the weeks and months ahead. This is especially true of those who are in the field.
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Most of the 50 or so invitations you receive each week come from people inviting the President's Chief of Staff, not you. If you doubt that, ask your predecessor how many he received last week.
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Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction.
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