Doug is not the problem here…
…OK, so pressing The Big Red Button is not something to be taken lightly, or to be done without consideration of the consequences, but, given, that this is supposed to have been a resilient process if Bob doesn’t like the idea and can’t come up with a better reason than “the manual says not to do it, and there’s nothing in our procedures about it…” then someone ought to be giving him Hard Stares and asking him Awkward Questions, and other people ought to be answering Awkward questions about why Awkward Questions weren’t asked before Bob’s employer got the deal.