Oil had to be a factor in the White House calculations, even if the motivation was less about short-term U.S. oil supplies and more about future geopolitical power. In 2000, two-thirds of Persian Gulf oil went to Western industrial nations. By 2015, according to CIA estimates, three-quarters of the Gulf's oil will go to Asia, chiefly to China. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Oil had to be a factor in the White House calculations, even if the motivation was less about short-term U.S. oil supplies and more about future geopolitical power. In 2000, two-thirds of Persian Gulf oil went to Western industrial nations. By 2015, according to CIA estimates, three-quarters of the Gulf's oil will go to Asia, chiefly to China. Donald Rumsfeld
 

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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. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

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.

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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

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The senator knows this subject inside and out. He's interested in it. He's deeply involved in the process of fashioning a growth plan and it's going to be a good one. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

The senator knows this subject inside and out. He's interested in it. He's deeply involved in the process of fashioning a growth plan and it's going to be a good one.

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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 Quotes

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.

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We are seeing history unfold, events that will shape the course of a country, the fate of a people and potentially the future of the region. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

We are seeing history unfold, events that will shape the course of a country, the fate of a people and potentially the future of the region.

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I have indicated that if that's his request, I think it's appropriate, - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

I have indicated that if that's his request, I think it's appropriate,

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a lot of capabilities that are engaged and on standby. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

a lot of capabilities that are engaged and on standby.

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the only people who are going to increase or decrease U.S. forces in Afghanistan will be the president of the United States or me.

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and we have worked over a number if not all of their terrorist training camps. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

and we have worked over a number if not all of their terrorist training camps.

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