View Poll Results: Evaluate Kilcullen's work on counterinsurgency

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    26 45.61%
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    Hi Fabius.....it's me again.....guess you didn't like my Island theory...Oh well.


    You make two good points.
    One what is their motivation? As an ex cop I have always thought it was the key to the whole situation. Even crazy people have a reason for fighting and I don't think we know enough about their's and we need to find out. We may not like the answer but we need to know and deal with it.

    Two I agree about the education requirements. In a strange way I think college "degreeism" is the problem. Instead of reasoning out the problem everybody has to go back to school for a masters and when that doesn't work go back and get a PhD. Mean while we are being beaten by a semi-literate population? I think President Johnson had a famous quote about all the college boys getting us into Vietnam. Although Kilcullen may be talking about this when he speaks about looking for talent not rank. Anyway those are my opinions.
    Last edited by slapout9; 12-29-2006 at 02:36 AM. Reason: Tired can not spell either

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