Just in case the SWJ item is lost for Rhodesia observers and from a BSAP viewpoint by a journalist: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/jou...306-noonan.pdf
davidbfpo
Peter Godwin on COIN
Just in case the SWJ item is lost for Rhodesia observers and from a BSAP viewpoint by a journalist: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/jou...306-noonan.pdf
davidbfpo
Important point from the paper about the balance of terror and how to handle it. Hadn't seen the paper thanks for posting davidbfpo.
Because on a balance of terror, they will always tend to win. We arrest people and put them in jail, the insurgents take much more ferocious action. It's the western paradox, but also it’s inherent in asymmetrical conflict. If you are going to lose in the balance of terror, then you have to be able to promise protection in return for support
Last edited by davidbfpo; 10-21-2009 at 02:28 PM. Reason: Replace bold with quote marks
Yep and my Mom always told me
NEVER to promise anything I couldn't deliver...
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