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Cuban missile crisis, Nixon on peace in Vietnam, 147 Marines killed in Lebanon, Rockford Tower construction, woman goes over Niagara Falls in barrel

<p>Many people have invoked JFK&#39;s handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a reminder of the need for toughness in international confrontation. The equally vital but less popular lesson is that creative leadership is just as important.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Many people have invoked JFK&#39;s handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a reminder of the need for toughness in international confrontation. The equally vital but less popular lesson is that creative leadership is just as important.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Many people have invoked JFK&#39;s handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a reminder of the need for toughness in international confrontation. The equally vital but less popular lesson is that creative leadership is just as important.&nbsp;</p>

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) process is broken. Instead of establishing a road map for defense programs for the next 20 years, previous QDRs have been too budget-driven, purposefully shortsighted, and politically motivated. Congress can salvage the QDR process through thoughtful revisions and by reinforcing the guiding principles and intent of the original legislation. Congress should take particular care to protect the QDR process from arbitrary budget pressures and to provide for a truly independent judgment of the final QDR report by an outside panel.