You folks have helped to liberate 25 million human beings, ... You've also performed any number of acts of kindness, generosity and compassion to the Iraqi people that you've worked with. |
You have contributed to significant improvement in the lives of the citizens of those two countries, |
You have shown that America is in fact a land of liberators, not a land of occupiers, |
You haven't heard words like that from me, |
You may see things that appear to be coordinated in a particular area that are not coordinated throughout the entire country. |
You put your lives at risk .. so that the citizens of a grateful nation can live in peace, |
You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck. |
You're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. |
You've rescued a nation, you've liberated a people, you've deposed a cruel dictator and you've ended his threat to free nations. You've braved death squads and dust storms racing across hundreds of miles to reach Baghdad in less than a month. |
Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House. |