OP 24: Savage Wars of Peace: Case Studies of Pacification in the Phillippines, 1900-1902 [/QUOTE]
I must say the term "pacification" gives me the chills.
In fairness, the body of the report correctly notes that this was seen as a "war of conquest" by the Filipinos. However, I think the author and/or CSI missed a real opportunity in not subtitling this "Case Studies of Colonial Conquest in the Phillippines" -- especially given that the perception of the US as an outside, neocolonial force is a key element in the moral terrain of the current insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan (something that I think needs to be more fully grasped throughout the USG).
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