On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
We ought not have a situation where the coalition determines the mission, because then it stops everything, because there's always somebody who's not going to like it.
Donald H. Rumsfeld: “We ought not have a situation where the coalition determines the mission, because then it stops everything, because…”
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Rumsfeld emphasizes the importance of mission over coalition consensus.
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