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To: michael97123 who wrote (42354)	5/5/2004 8:31:10 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793744

Rummy failed... Also i am willing to give the mission a lot of time That made me laugh. Give the mission a lot of time but not the guy running it. LOL Lets see, we are killing and imprisoning terrorists. We are freeing oppressed people. We have gone the longest period since Clinton took office without a direct attack on American soil. Just what is Rummy failing at?

To: michael97123 who wrote (42354)	5/5/2004 9:52:04 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793744

You might get your wish, Mike. Captain's Quarters - Rumsfeld Fails the First Commandment of the Subordinate By Captain Ed on War on Terror According to a report on CNN posted less than an hour ago, George Bush has expressed his severe displeasure to Donald Rumsfeld for not informing him of the nature and scope of abuse allegations prior to the President learning of both from media reports: President Bush told Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday that he was "not satisfied" at the way he received information about charges that Iraqi prisoners had been abused by U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison, a senior administration official told CNN. At a private Oval Office meeting, Bush complained about learning of the existence of photographs showing Iraqi prisoners being humiliated and degraded from media accounts, the official said. "He was not happy, and he let Secretary Rumsfeld know about it," the official said. Bush also voiced concern that he was not kept up to speed on important information about the scope of the problem -- and how the Pentagon was handling it, the official said. In business as well in government, the first commandment of the subordinate is always, "Thou Shalt Not Allow Thy Boss To Be Surprised." Rumsfeld's responsibility necessarily includes knowing everything that's happening under his command, especially those issues which could result in embarassment for the US during an incredibly sensitive mission such as Iraq. In fact, preventing embarassing incidents should also be a high priority for Rumsfeld during the war on terror, which is as much a war of ideals as it is a war of bullets and intrigue. It's hardly overstating the damage these abuses have done to state that it may wind up being the Islamofascists' greatest victory so far. When bad news comes, senior leadership must be prepared to deal with it expeditiously in order to contain the damage to the greatest extent possible. Finding out about failures from outside of the organization robs the executive of the ability to do that, regardless of the executive and the organization involved. From the point of view of the executive, hearing your subordinate say that he didn't know of it either doesn't absolve the subordinate -- in fact, it makes it worse. It's the subordinate's job to know.