Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
Depends on the context. What wins wars?

That would be largely correct

The Sri-Lankans used military force to destroy the LTTE as an armed group. That is what works.
I have a forthcoming essay in Joint Force Quarterly on the topic. Hadn't seen this thread, but the essay pretty much tracks Bill Moore's reasons above - the isolation of the LTTE politically, financially, and militarily played the decisive role, the military operation and tactics used were icing on the cake.