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    Or, when one wants to shut down an opponent without offering any real substance to do so, they can go to a range of "shut-down phrases", such as:

    1. "That's tactical, I'm talking strategic here..."

    2. "That's a Western perspective..."

    3. " That can't be true because Dave Kilcullen said..."

    4. "Well, according to Clausewitz..."

    5. "When I was in Iraq..."

    6. "That is an idealist position..."

    7. (or conversely) "When one takes a pragmatic, realist approach..."

    8. And most conclusively: "Don't make me bring Ken White in on this!"

    (Bonus points for combining two or more in a single sentence!)
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    "The modern COIN mindset is when one arrogantly goes to some foreign land and attempts to make those who live there a lesser version of one's self. The FID mindset is when one humbly goes to some foreign land and seeks first to understand, and then to help in some small way for those who live there to be the best version of their own self." Colonel Robert C. Jones, US Army Special Forces (Retired)

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