My biggest concern was with the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine.

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One of the distinguished retired military officers who co-authored the Center study was General John Foss (USA, Ret.), who served as Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command (1989-1991) and former Commanding Officer of the 82nd Airborne Division with responsibility for deploying U.S. forces to the Multilateral Force and Observers mission (MFO) in the Sinai Desert.

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General David Petraeus, the doctrine's leading proponent, was sent to Iraq with more troops to put it into practice, to striking effect.

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John Foss, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (who had responsibility for U.S. forces in the Sinai).

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In the absence of an updated counter-insurgency doctrine of their own, British officers have been using General Petraeus's manual.

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David Cameron's appearance at the United Nations General Assembly offered the chance for him to lay out a new doctrine on intervention.

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While the Supreme Court has recognized three exceptions to the border search doctrine (which may require a heightened suspicion for more detailed or delayed searches), the general rule is that whatever you carry with you into the U.S. you can expect to be searched and that you have tacitly agreed to such a search.

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Chief SIZER: Well, we have training doctrine, and we also have policies and procedures, but policies and procedures are often very much more general.

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