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Tom Graves: we are spending too much time trying to figure out if someone said do it, rather than why it was done.

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
we are spending too much time trying to figure out if someone said do it, rather than why it was done.
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Tom Graves
Georgia

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Graves criticizes the focus on orders rather than understanding the reasons behind actions taken.

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