A new idea ignored may be the next threat overlooked. A person employed in a redundant task is one who could be countering terrorism or nuclear proliferation. Every dollar squandered on waste is one denied to the warfighter. That's why we're here today challenging us all to wage an all-out campaign to shift Pentagon's resources from bureaucracy to the battlefield, from tail to the tooth.
ここでラムズフェルドは「A person employed in a redundant task is one who could be countering terrorism or nuclear proliferation. 」と言っています.これは「もし大統領がこの仕事にまじめに取り組まなければ彼はテロリズムないし核拡散に直面するだろう」と警告しているように聞こえます.ラムズフェルドはこの911の前日という特殊な日にアメリカ国民に向けて何か訴えたいことがあったのではないでしょうか?