Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
OK, but to clarify, Small Wars, as in warfare conducted against irregulars, by a regular force is predicated on killing and destruction, ("kinetic") and not diplomacy ("non-kinetic") - that is why it is warfare.
Point taken William but I disagree with your presumption that non-kinetic effect is diplomacy; it isn't. Granted diplomacy is a non-kinetic effect but it is not the only non-kinetic effect. For example, an aggressive, ground dominating patrols programme is non-kinetic and yet it is explicit in it's need to be conducted by military forces.