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Blowtorch Komer Returns as NATO Affairs Advisor
Robert W. Komer, longtime Vietnam pacification chief, is back in a major government role as Defense Secretary Harold Brown’s adviser for NATO matters. He pushes integration across services, drawing Navy and Army pushback while coordinating with Brown and bypassing other officials. He links NATO focus to lessons from Vietnam and reflects on his Ankara ambassadorship and RAND work.
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