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To: LindyBill who wrote (52316)	10/16/2002 5:04:10 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

<<...Senior military officers now recount Keys's demise to illustrate a pronounced civilian-military divide at the Pentagon under Rumsfeld's leadership. Numerous officers complain bitterly that their best advice is being disregarded by someone who has spent most of the last 25 years away from the military. Rumsfeld first served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977, in the Ford administration. Indeed, nearly two dozen current and former top officers and civilian officials said in interviews that there is a huge discrepancy between the outside perception of Rumsfeld -- the crisp, no-nonsense defense secretary who became a media star through his briefings on the Afghan war -- and the way he is seen inside the Pentagon. Many senior officers on the Joint Staff and in all branches of the military describe Rumsfeld as frequently abusive and indecisive, trusting only a tiny circle of close advisers, seemingly eager to slap down officers with decades of distinguished service. The unhappiness is so pervasive that all three service secretaries are said to be deeply frustrated by a lack of autonomy and contemplating leaving by the end of the year...>> According to The Washington Post Rumsfeld seems more like a dictator and his 'hardline management style' doesn't seem to be going over well...I fear that he's not pushing decision-making down and collecting input from a wide-range of experienced folks. This has hurt well-known companies in the past and it may hurt the Pentagon...we'll see. -Scott