differences between past‚ present‚ and future secretaries. However‚ when taking a closer look at the former SOD McNamara and former SOD Donald Rumsfeld‚ while under Bush’s command. Many have argued that the connection of similar let downs have been revealed when looking at the stance and judgment calls made by McNamara during the Vietnam War and Rumsfeld during the Iraq War. McNamara and Rumsfeld both have similar characteristics‚ in terms of‚ stopping the fight against dictatorship. Both secretaries
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Donald Rumsfeld is credited with this quote from a Press Conference at NATO Headquarters‚ Brussels‚ Belgium‚ June 6‚ 2002. “The message is that there are no "knowns." There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know. So when we do the best we can and we pull all this information together‚ and we then say well that’s basically what we see
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picture also appeals to the audience’s sense of life preservation. Aspartame and Donald Rumsfeld are shown in the background surrounded by lightening representing danger on both accounts. The main focus of this propaganda photo advertisement is on the young girl fighting a type of blood cancer. The girl in the photo is unaware of the link between diet soda and cancer‚ as she continues to drink a diet soda. Rumsfeld greatly influenced the approval of aspartame by the Federal Food and Drug Administration
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Overton-Scheron475f10onlinefinal Scheron Overton December 09‚ 2010 Public Administration The Case of Donald Rumsfeld and Prisoner Abuse at Abu Ghraib Introduction The report on the case of Donald Rumsfeld starts off with Rumsfeld’s hearing (May 7‚ 2004) with the Senate Armed Services Committees. His response to the question of whether he should resign or not; is “If I felt I could not be effective‚ I’d resign in a minute.” The report also gives an
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In his article‚ "A Spirit Reborn‚" Safire reminded me of the things that we really should be considering today. We should be thinking of our unfinished work as citizens and students of the world. We should be thinking of the tasks that remain before us if we believe in the freedom our parents and ancestors died to protect. Now‚ in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address‚ I wish to use this occasion as an opportunity to call attention once again to what our 16th President reminded
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Lessons by Robert S. McNamara was in so much as a great representation of the life of Robert S. McNamara. It showed his life to be dramatic and traumatic in many different ways. The lessons he learned and shared during the documentary movie were truly astounding to me. I personally thought the movie was a tad bit on the boring side‚ but it was a documentary after all. The Fog of War was a very informative piece of work. During Errol Morris ’s documentary‚ The Fog of War‚ Eleven Lessons by Robert S. McNamara
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Robert McNamara held the position of Secretary of Defense under the Kennedy administration and Johnson administration. He was faced with making some major decisions and giving important advice under loads of stress and pressure. Years after he left his position in the white house‚ he looked back on his life and provided eleven points of his own wisdom. Now let us examine the film The Fog of War and some of the points stated by the former Secretary of Defense and compare them to the ideas of Niccolo
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Life of Robert S. McNamara Outline Introduction Robert McNamara was an exemplary manager or leader The successes and failings in his career Conclusion References Introduction The Fog of War: Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara is a documentary that features the life and the role played by the then US secretary of defense Robert S. McNamara (Political
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aggressive temperament. Chon’s boisterous demeanor often led to him making rash decisions when dealing with his emotions much like Trump has in the political arena. However‚ it must be clarified that the similarities between Robert Cohn and Donald Trump end with their short tempers.. Robert Cohn despite his aggressive attitude has not shown a desire to verbally insult and offend anyone he encounter throughout the novel. This is shown when after a physical confrontation in which Cohn won handily the point
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HAMDI V. RUMSFELD Name of case: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Date decided: June 24‚ 2004 Summary (facts) of case: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld was case brought to the United States which began in April 28‚ 2004. Hamdi was born in 1980. Originally residing in Louisiana where he was born‚ making him a United States citizen‚ he later moved with his family to Saudi Arabia. At the age of twenty Hamdi traveled for his first time
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