Quote Originally Posted by Backwards Observer View Post
Mike, thanks for your indulgence and sorry for the derailment. Your response is more than fair.
Well, I for one appreciate your thoughts. I just didn't think this was the appropriate thread. Your words are broad, deep, and wide.

I'm actually going to come back to them as I continue to dissect Dr. K. He talks of hearts and minds, the essence of the so-called pop-centric COIN. I think he missed an important element. I'm gonna talk hearts, minds, and soul of rebellion. To use Dr. K's model, small wars are an open, robust conflict ecosystem. In my interpretation reversed from IR principles, it gets back to the state and nature of man.

But, we're not there yet. I want to see what others consider on his initial research questions and my added ones.