When we don't really know why something happened, we blame someone, and we say: "We need to get tough with them!" As if it had never occurred to your predecessor, this idea of getting tough.
Cuando realmente no sabemos por qué sucedió algo, culpamos a alguien y decimos: "¡Hay que ser duros con ellos!" Como si nunca se le hubiera ocurrido a su predecesor, esta idea de ponerse duro.