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Nitram

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1. There are two kinds of damage control. One kind is a system set up to detect and deal with problems

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2019, 10:59 AM

May 2019

with military equipment, communication, training, tactics, strategy, and the command structure. The other kind of "damage control" is what the OP is addressing - a tendency to cover up problems in those areas to avoid criticism and embarrassment for the military. That kind of cover up makes the first kind of damage control very difficult to carry out.

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There are two kinds of damage control. One kind is a system set up to detect and deal with problems Nitram May 2019 #1