Re: the lines Mike F quoted from p.4 of the Intro on the importance of placing the wellbeing of civilians ahead of killing the enemy, and the importance of convincing threatened populations that we...
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Re: Mike F on Intro p.4
Re: the lines Mike F quoted from p.4 of the Intro on the importance of placing the wellbeing of civilians ahead of killing the enemy, and the importance of convincing threatened populations that we...
Pursuant to Bill's on Quid pro Quo
Bill, I've not been to Iraq. My COIN experience is VN-specific--in the Middle East I was just another embassy bureaucrat...So--at the expense of sounding facile, I'll touch on what was done in VN,...
For Jedburgh
Appreciate the link to RAND's "On 'Other War,' " and your pointing out the section on cost/benefit...Worth highlighting (again) the cautionary note on p.25 of the study with regard to a widely...
Pursuant to Jedburgh
I don't think I disagree....My point is the obvious one that keeping your head trumps the prospect of financial gain--And, for that matter, accepting the benefits of prosperity does not necessarily...
1) Re: Crossborder sanctuaries for Malaya CTs: I...
1) Re: Crossborder sanctuaries for Malaya CTs: I am nitpicking--mea culpa: In fact, the then heavily forested Thai border did pose real problems for the British-led COIN effort in Malaya....Overthrow...