By Bryan Rahija
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, to a ballroom full of defense industry executives, on over-promising:
Don’t blow smoke up my ass.
Schwartz added, “There’s no time for it. There’s no patience for it. OK?”
Image: Air National Guard.
Bryan Rahija edits POGO's blog.
Here's an idea for General Schwartz, if you actually don't want contractors to "blow smoke up [your] ass" why don't you stop paying them more to do that? Of course, the real answer is, General Schwartz is a big proponent for the status quo just like all the rest.
Posted by: Dfens | Feb 15, 2011 at 08:12 AM