The Conventional, SOF Debate in OIF.

[NDD]

What we're doing is FID like, but it isn't FID, because Iraq as a nation doesn't exist yet. We're doing a regime change, and we don't have a lot of doctrine on that, so we falling back on FID principles, perhaps incorrectly.

Mmm, I agree that it is nascent (hopefully not still born) but I disagree. I believe it is indeed FID. W are attempting to defend the internals, such as they are. What I don't think we are succeeding as well at is the other objective of FID - the "selfish" one.