"When you hear the culture is indecisive, that's referring to people who are higher up, " one employee said.

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Not many people will disagree that American policy towards Iraq after the Gulf war was indecisive and ill-managed.

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But while many French people agree Chirac was an energetic and effective leader on the world stage, they say he was indecisive and weak when it came to enacting reforms at home.

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