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BASH: Now, to be clear, Republican leaders, some are saying it's important not to what they call micromanage the war.

CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2007 2007

That desire to micromanage is what has created most of what is dysfunctional in our health-care system.

Health Care Celebrity Death-Match, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

For a guy who apparently likes to gives new meaning to the word micromanage, it's easy to micromanage in good times.

Archive 2006-08-01 Ed Hollett 2006

He said he won't "micromanage" the banks and insisted he doesn't want to "bash the banks over the head."

Cameron: Bankers a 'Scapegoat' Laurence Norman 2011

Mr. Cameron said he won't "micromanage" the banks and insisted he doesn't want to "bash the banks over the head."

Call for Lower Bank Bonuses Laurence Norman 2011

On Friday, Gibbs rejected comparisons to the controversial Air Force One flyover in New York and dismissed questions about whether it was appropriate to time such an exercise on 9/11, saying that it was not up to the White House to "micromanage" every government agency.

Ooops, They Did It Again? 2009

It doesn't "micromanage" the military, any more than "cap and trade" micromanages polluters.

Robert Naiman: A Failsafe Plan to Reduce AfPak Civilian Deaths from U.S. Operations 2009

McCain and Paul suggested that it would be unconstitutional for Congress to "micromanage" wars by capping the number of troops that the president may deploy to a particular nation, but most Democrats said Congress has the authority to do so.

Easter Lemming Liberal News 2007

The editorial is sharply dismissive of critics who accuse the House of wanting to "micromanage" the war:

New York Times Strongly Backs House Iraq Spending Bill 2009

People keep saying it's wrong to "micromanage" the war, but is it?

Here's The Final Breakdown On The House Iraq Vote 2009