1. High level - ideology & policy

2. Middle level - opportunism (advancement of self and included others)

3. Low level - basic interests (primarily different forms of personal and group security, and insecurity).

Unique to specific population group - general principles often lead down blind alleys.

Less and less people are involved as you climb the ladder. He who aspires to the highest level must kinow the lower levels well.

Nothing new - with respect to the political struggle and less conventional aspects of the military struggle, Mao, Giap and the other PAVN folks all point in this direction. So also, Jack McCuen (from 1966) and Tim Lomperis (from 1996) - the next key reference (a joint effort by Ken and JMM) will appear in 2026 ().

Regards

Mike