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    Default Col. John Nagl's Counterinsurgency Reading List

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    I believe that this is LtCol John Nagl, who was the Operations Officer of 1st of the 34th Armor - 1st INF DIV in Iraq. I personally enjoy the shameless plug for his own book.

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    Hmmmm I am guilty of that on here

    But I did not start a "list" on Amazon

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    I too did a list a while back for Amazon - it does not contain a shameless plug for my book but it also does not have the name recognition of Col Nagl.
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    Default LTC John Nagl: collection

    Tonight, 23 August - The Daily Show with John Stewart (11p - 10c)

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    Quote Originally Posted by SWJED View Post
    Tonight, 23 August - The Daily Show with John Stewart (11p - 10c)
    I can't wait to see this....
    Example is better than precept.

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    Boy, did LTC Nagl ever steal that show.

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    I saw it. He was very impressive. He made good sense, was understandable and likeable and made a good case for the new strategy.

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    I caught it, and thought it went well. His "be prepared to kill" remark wasn't well received (or I think properly interpreted) by the audience. Otherwise good interview, especially the 7.3% remark.
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    The phrase, "Pilgrim in an unholy land comes to mind."

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    Thumbs up Nagl on Stewart

    I thought LTC Nagl showed a lot of class!
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    From a trigger puller perspective I thought this was his best remark.

    "Be polite, be professional, be prepared to kill."

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    Great interview and with this venue John may have reached a whole segment of the U.S. population with little understanding of COIN and what it takes to prevail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anthony Hoh View Post
    From a trigger puller perspective I thought this was his best remark.

    "Be polite, be professional, be prepared to kill."
    First remember hearing General Mattis saying that, or something very similar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cavguy View Post
    His "be prepared to kill" remark wasn't well received (or I think properly interpreted) by the audience.
    I understand that the new COIN doctrine is a major tactical change but if civilians in New York don't see much difference between, "Kill the bad guys," and "Be polite, be professional, be prepared to kill." I wonder if civilians in Baghdad will notice much difference.

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    Default The smart ones will, dummies won't.

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    Default Stewart had a much harder time...Colonel, well done !

    What I enjoyed most was how LTC Nagl maintained control over the show, never letting his guard down.

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