Based on that, I think we can!Originally Posted by Red Rat
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I don't think you can write off the full panoply of Influence ACtivities and I also think that we (UK Armed Forces plc) remain mired in confusion as to what we want from Influence Activities at all levels; and by staffing (in true British fashion) with sometimes enthusiastic amateurs we do what little we do badly...
I just re-read The UK COIN Manual, Army Code 71876, 2009. The Chapter on Influence activity is painful. It seems not to understand that the best way to gain support is to win. Support does not create power. Power creates support.
People come on side when it's clear you are the winning team. That is the only influence you want to have.
Amen. So why try and employ the same ideas as you would canvassing for a political party or selling washing powder to warfare?most of us have problems understanding our wives let alone strangers in a foreign culture.
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