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Thank you.

Cheers

Mike

I'm not a novelist, but I'll try to flesh out our imaginary journey into small war land. I am putting some parameters on this: we're both indigenous to Country X and no foreign elements are involved...

at the end:



with triple emphasis on "I do not" (B, I and U ;)); and also this:



do clarify to me your position re: the military effort and the political effort.

Fine with me.

1. Criminals are not in the same context as insurgents. However, taking criminals as an example, you (if you happen to be in criminal justice) want a great deal of co-operation from...

1. Isolating the population may work if the facts allow it (as in Malaya, where a minority of a minority were isolated from the bush-based guerrillas). If the insurgents permeate the entire...

My belief is that both Algeria and Vietnam were decided that way.

Regards

Mike

First off, the soldier's Powers That Be should adopt a clear set of non-conflicting military operational considerations, diplomatic-political policies and legal constraints. As to legal, one must...

The Algerian War - Wiki has Wilf's 28K KIA + 60K WIA for the French. On the FLN side of the ledger, this:



with a longer story in the Wiki's Death Toll section:



Unscrambling all those...

No doubt "war weariness" contributed to DG's decision (Wilf's point); BUT probably more important was the cost of lost opportunities elsewhere if Algeria continued to be a drain financially, and on...

This is totally a personal thought - and not an argument vs anyone who thinks differently. Anyway, as to this:



I've always liked animals. They act from instinct; and, though nature is very red...

First off, I reject "relative filth" as a legal defense; but, at the same time, have to acknowledge its practical uses in some areas (e.g., divorce cases).

Once upon a time, though, reciprocity...

I'm on record here at SWC as being a "softie" on interrogation (Comments on methodology) - and like Jedburgh (here), I am more impressed by brains over brawn methodologies in this area (here and...