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On the recordMay 4, 2004
You know there's this tradition in the United States Navy if a captain of a ship goes up on the shoals, almost regardless of whether it was his fault or not, he loses command.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Biden discusses accountability in leadership, referencing military tradition in relation to Rumsfeld's handling of the scandal.

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