Lawrence J. Korb
Center for American Progress, Senior Adviser
Prior to joining the Center, Lawrence J. Korb was a Senior Fellow and Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration from 1981 to 1985, and as Professor of Management at the U.S. Naval War College from 1975 to 1980. The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute that seeks progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant domestic and international problems. The following is from the December 1, 2001, issue of The American Enterprise.If there was any upside to the terrible events of…