Segment from Controversial Wars

General Education

Retired Marine Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper tells the Backstory hosts what it’s like to have civilian bosses, why he spoke out publicly in favor of Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, and what the study of history has to teach the soldier.

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