Robert Gates: “because people were stuck in the old way of doing business, it has…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2008

because people were stuck in the old way of doing business, it has been like pulling teeth.

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Gates expressed frustration over resistance to change in ISR asset deployment.

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Robert Gates: “because people were stuck in the old way of doing business, it has been like pulling teeth.”