Proposal to Give Special Ops Boss More Sway Faces Scrutiny

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Again the old school thinking of conventional "my turf" senior commanders are getting in the way of new ideas. Last time we had a log jam of good ideas getting out of the box, fresh young leaders left the military and senior leaders were asked to leave via Rumsfeld.

tony of LA 9:14AM May 08, 2012

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