Donald Rumsfeld Quotes - Page 5

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• Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Travel, Integrity, Journey

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq's pursuit. We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9/11.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Light, Iraq, Saws

  "Rumsfeld: War not prompted by new proof", www.cnn.com. July 10, 2003.

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• Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to 'carry it off.'

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Success, Being Yourself, Congratulations

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• America is not what's wrong with the world.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  America, World

  Donald Rumsfeld's response to human rights groups' claims that al Qaeda and Taliban detainees are being mistreated in a U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba., www.washingtonpost.com. January 22, 2002.

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• Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Issues, Agreement, Administration

  Donald Rumsfeld (2004). “The World According to Rummy”, Welcome Rain Publishers

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• Find ways to decentralize. Move decision making authority down and out. Encourage a more entrepreneurial approach.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Moving, Decision, Down And

  Donald Rumsfeld (2011). “Known and Unknown: A Memoir”, p.266, Penguin

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• If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Fighting, Opportunity, May

  "Rumsfeld: Uday, Qusay photos will be released", www.cnn.com. July 24, 2003.

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• From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process, sausage-making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up. Don't let that panic you. Things may be going better than they look from the inside.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Policy Making, White, House

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Mistake, President, Delay

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  White, House, Lasts

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Leadership, Presidential, Looks

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Moving, Decision, Doubt

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Jobs, Growth, Watches

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• If you develop rules, never have more than ten.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Ten, Ifs

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Believe, Iraq, Nuclear

  Hearing of the Senate's appropriations subcommittee on defense, May 14, 2003.

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• Five days or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last longer.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  War, Iraq, Lasts

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• Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Hype, President, Needs

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Risk, Politician, Overexposure

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Don't divide the world into "them" and "us."

  Donald Rumsfeld

  World, Rivals, Resentment

  Donald Rumsfeld (2004). “The World According to Rummy”, Welcome Rain Publishers

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• We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition forces occupy the areas where those capabilities - chemical and biological weapons - are likely to be, to the extent they haven't been moved out of the country, it obviously is important to find them.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Country, War, Iraq

  "Text: At the Pentagon". www.nytimes.com. April 10, 2003.

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• At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Taken, Years, Divergent

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Any country on the face of the Earth with an active intelligence program knows that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Country, War, Mass Destruction

  "15 Years of Mass Destruction in Iraq". "The Real News Network" with Sharmini Peries, therealnews.com. March 20, 2018.

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• In 2003, at the time I made my "Old Europe" comment, the center of gravity in NATO and Europe had long since shifted to the East. With the former Warsaw Pact countries joining NATO, the alliance has a different mix today. Some people were sensitive about my comment because they thought it was a pejorative way of highlighting demographic realities. Apparently they felt it pointed a white light at a weakness in Europe - an aging population. Europe has come some distance since World War II in becoming Europe.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Country, War, Distance

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• What is the value of having millions of people in Iraq not having a repressive regime? What is the value of having the Iraqi regime not shooting at UK and US aircraft almost every day? What is the value of the Iraqis having a free press? What is the value of the foreign minister of Iraq going to Paris, calling for an end of the Gadhafi regime and citing Iraq as a model, as an example, that in fact a freer political system can exist in that part of the world?

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Iraq, Paris, People

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Four, Hours, Standing

  "Donald Rumsfeld, A Real Stand-Up Guy" by Richard Leiby, www.washingtonpost.com. June 24, 2004.

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