Preparing for War Takes Study and Open Debate
By Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (Ret.)
When the U.S. military fails to confront a problem squarely, external powers often impose the solution. Ineffectual military efforts to improve "jointness" resulting in subsequent passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense (DoD) Reorganization Act in 1986 serves as an example. Today’s situation is similar.
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Before he retired in 1997, Marine Lieutenant General Van Riper commanded the Marine Corps Combat Development Command at Quantico, Virginia.
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