...Hunt asked me the question one week before the campaign, and basically it was, are you going to do something about Rumsfeld and the Vice President? And my answer was, they're going to stay on. And the reason why is I didn't want to inject a major decision about this war in the final days of a campaign. And so the only way to answer that question and to get you on to another question was to give you that answer.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker explains keeping certain officials to avoid political disruption during a campaign.
- In plain terms
- I kept key people to avoid drama during the election.
- What can you take from it?
- Delay major decisions to avoid political distraction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is timing more important than change?
- How to balance stability and reform?
Another view
Postponing decisions may delay necessary changes.
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