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Donald Rumsfeld

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Businessperson
Diplomat
Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Chicago
Illinois
Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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We have an orientation that tends to make us think that everything is our responsibility and that we should be doing this. It is the Iraqis' country, 28 million of them. They are perfectly capable of running that country.
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If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.
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I don't know anybody that I can think of who has contended that the Iraqis had nuclear weapons.
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I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?
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Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.
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A terrorist can attack any time, any place using any technique and you can't defend everywhere against every technique at every moment.
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You can have a broad popular democracy movement and have it end being taken over by the most vicious people and the result is you don't end up with free political systems or free economic systems, you end up with a handful of radicals controlling the country.
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We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.
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Preserve the President's options. He may need them.
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Do you have any regrets? Of course I do.
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If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.
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When business accepts help from the government, it can be like going to bed with a hippopotamus. It's nice and warm for the moment, but then your bedmate rolls over and crushes you.
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Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.
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Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.
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The natural state of man is to want to be free. To have opportunities. To have choices.
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Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person?
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If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't I'll just respond cleverly.
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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.
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I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil.
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