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Presidential aide Robert Komer promoted a counterinsurgency program whose military and civilian components were put under a unified command. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Presidential aide Robert Komer promoted a counterinsurgency program whose military and civilian components were put under a unified command. (Bettmann/Getty Images)