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The mine field and the General Part II

130Liberty_small.JPGSuppose there is a mine field between a local unit of a general's army and the local unit's objective. Suppose that the local unit has neither the training nor the equipment to cross the mine field.  Suppose further that the general has a special unit that has been specially trained and specially equipped to safely cross the mine field.

Is it fair for the General to complain that the local unit has not crossed the mine field and reached the objective when the general has not used his special unit to cross the mine field and reach the objective?

 

If the leaders of the army try to scapegoat the local unit for not reaching its objective, what would you think of such leaders?

Stay Tuned .... More to come  ... 

  • Part 1 - the map of the mine field - Click here
  • Part 2 - the special vs. the local unit - Click here.
  • Part 3 - the failure to update the general plan -  Click here
  • Part 4 - the failure to supply the equipment - Click here
  • Part 5 - the failure to respond to the local unit's request for help - Click here
  • Listen to an "ex-General" defend Captain Peter Bosco, by clicking here.

 

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

--From Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)
 
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 04:10PM by Registered Commenter[Your Name Here] in | CommentsPost a Comment

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