Oliver NorthPeople don't like him (John Poindexter) for the same reason they don't like me… If you get things done in this bureaucracy you step on toes.
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People don't like John Poindexter for the same reason they don't like me: If you get things done in this bureaucracy, you step on toes. It's true that people in high places don't like to lose their position, and they will do whatever it takes to hang on to it. But when someone actually does something right, it's not so important who says "Good job," or who doesn't say it. This is a lesson I've had to learn, and I encourage you to learn it, too.
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