If War is just Diplomacy at a different stage, in these particularl brands of civil/military adventures, what is the intelligence set needed to win the war if the war is only won after the civilian system is stabilized?

Maybe, we are just dealing with a corollary to the modern penchant for systemic approaches (Comprehensive Shock Trauma Centers) vs. Hospitals and Doctors, but, it seems that neither Iraq nor Afghanistan fit any bills of what used to be war, and what used to be needed to win them.

So what is strategic intelligence? The big picture stuff?

Steve