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921 Incident... Failure to Perform Results in Demotion and Court-Martial
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2009/08/16 10:39
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Update Date: 2009/08/15 04:09
Reporter Xu Shaoxuan / Special Report

The disaster area of the 88 Flood is vast. Insisting on relying on the already broken civil administration system for disaster relief, constrained by the Disaster Prevention and Response Act, is like trying to catch fish by climbing a tree. President Ma should prioritize human lives over the law and allow the military to fully take over the relief efforts to end the current chaos.

The military is highly disciplined, does not question missions, and executes orders with precision. In chaotic situations, the military can complete tasks without being distracted by external interference.

The starkest contrast to this 88 Flood is the 921 Earthquake. At that time, the Minister of National Defense Tang Fei, Chief of the General Staff Tang Yaoming, Army Commander Chen Zhenxiang, and Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations Hu Zhenpu were in charge. Tang and Chen were both renowned tough generals in the Army. Chen Zhenxiang was appointed as the forward commander, first using UH-1H and later S-70C helicopters to oversee and issue commands from above the disaster area daily.

Tang Yaoming defined the disaster relief mission as a "combat mission" from the outset, treating failure as equivalent to losing a battle, with dismissals and military trials carried out according to regulations. Chen Zhenxiang was even stricter, issuing "mission-style orders" directly to the commanders of division and brigade-level relief units, requiring them to reach designated disaster areas by a certain time and "report to me." Tens of thousands of troops from the northern and southern regions did everything possible to arrive in the disaster area before the deadline. The 54th Engineering Group, through "blasting and digging," worked overnight to reopen roads connecting Puli and Wushe, demonstrating the high efficiency brought by ironclad military orders.

In the midst of chaos, achieving high efficiency requires military-style management. Organizations without military-style management struggle to attain high efficiency—this is an unshakable fact.

Which law is not meticulously drafted during legislation? The Disaster Prevention and Response Act is no exception. President Ma immediately brings up legal issues but fails to address the fact that the civil administration system supporting the act is already in shambles. For a moment, it feels like listening to Professor Ma in a classroom. What the people need is a president who can get things done, not a verbose lecturer.

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