The Army is accustomed to protecting classified information. But when it comes to the planning for the Iraq war, even an unclassified assessment can acquire the status of a state secret.
That is what happened to a detailed study of the planning for postwar Iraq prepared for the Army by the RAND Corporation, a federally financed center that conducts research for the military.
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In the military, there are eleven "General Orders" that all service personnel must learn and live by. There is an unspoken 12th General Order as well, and the Army seems to be following it to the letter. Or letters. The text of the order reads 'CYA'.
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