Paper beats, well, everything....
More good info from outsidethewire.
The US is not just making things up as it goes along ( though it seems that way) in the Iraqi campaign. There are actual historical precedents that we can use to conduct operations. Make no mistake, however, all historical data of counter-insurgency points towards a long and difficult war.
Here's the first step in winning one.
How To Beat An Insurgency
48 hours without sleep.
24 hours without food.
6 hours with little water.
It was the most successful mission I had ever been on. Insurgencies are not beat with hammer and anvil clearing operations. They are not beat with presence patrols conducted from the confines of humvees that resemble bank vaults or Bradly fighting vehicles or Strykers.
Insurgencies are beat with a piece of paper: A Census Form.
The US is not just making things up as it goes along ( though it seems that way) in the Iraqi campaign. There are actual historical precedents that we can use to conduct operations. Make no mistake, however, all historical data of counter-insurgency points towards a long and difficult war.
Here's the first step in winning one.
How To Beat An Insurgency
48 hours without sleep.
24 hours without food.
6 hours with little water.
It was the most successful mission I had ever been on. Insurgencies are not beat with hammer and anvil clearing operations. They are not beat with presence patrols conducted from the confines of humvees that resemble bank vaults or Bradly fighting vehicles or Strykers.
Insurgencies are beat with a piece of paper: A Census Form.
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