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This 3 page paper analyzes the article “The Great Divide” about the disconnect between covert operations and traditional military action during Vietnam. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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article about covert operations in Vietnam. Discussion The article is entitled "The Great Divide: Strategy and Covert Action in Vietnam," written by Richard H. Schultz. It appeared in 2000, and
details the way in which special operations were relegated to the sidelines by military commanders in Vietnam. Anyone who knows anything about military operations will probably not be surprised
by the piece. For one thing, inter-service rivalry has plagued the U.S. military establishment since its inception, with the Army and Navy squaring off against each other as often as
they fight the nations enemies; the Air Force drawing scorn for being "elitist" and the Marines getting a reputation for doing everything the hard way. This can be amusing, but
not when the infighting is at the highest levels of command. Schultz begins by reminding readers that the "traditional" military establishment was against the creation of the Office of Strategic
Services (OSS) - the forerunner of the CIA - from the moment it was proposed. Not only did they see no value in such an organization, they were leery of
the man who would be its director (Schultz, 2000). William Donovan was known as "Wild Bill" and he had the ear of President Roosevelt; the Joint Chiefs were afraid that
this man would convince FDR to give covert action precedence, which of course would then mean less money for the military and less importance given to their operations (Schultz, 2000).
The real problem is probably that they were reluctant to have so much power in military affairs vested in the hands of a civilian; professional military people usually have little
faith in or respect for the abilities of anyone but themselves. Unfortunately, here they military ran smack into a president who wanted to use covert operations to a great extent:
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