". . . the time-phased forces deployment list (TPFDL), a thick directory-sized computer printout which determines which military unit goes where, how it gets there, and when. It is the 'software' that ensures the military machine rolls along smoothly."
Примеры использования:
Many of the Joint Staff showed a lack of appreciation for SECDEF Rumsfield's interference with the tip fiddle. | "The uniformed officers who inhabit the Pentagon's five concentric rings of corridors generally do not appreciate civilians interfering with their plans. Military logistics may look boring, one said, but when the shooting starts, it saves lives. . . ." | Thomas E. Ricks in Fiasco wrote that Rumsfeld's failure to follow the tip fiddle "caused endless turmoil and confusion." ""'One conference participant described the situation as 'playing the Super Bowl with a pickup team.'""
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