Thursday, May 14, 2009

Cutting Corners On National Security -- A Commentary And Analysis

From Washington Times:

Leadership requires vision. Implementing a vision requires strategy. Effective strategies require well-articulated tactics. Executives in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors are expected to exercise sound leadership principles when making important decisions on behalf of stakeholders. There is little tolerance for impulsive decisions and no room for cutting corners.

President Obama, arguably the world's top executive, is fast realizing the consequences of ignoring sound leadership principles. We saw this last week when House Democrats refused the president's request for $80 million to close the facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detaining more than 200 of the world's most dangerous terrorist suspects.

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My Comment: Vision .... with no strategy. This so sums up this U.S. administration.

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