we have become dogmatic to the point of thinking that we can do Coin just about anywhere in whatever kind of situation presents itself to us.
This is an excellent point and analogous to the thinking that "we have the most firepower so we can win any war." I could see an ambitious general saying to President McCain "we can control the population of Iran" and disaster ensuing.
Originally Posted by SteveMetz
Sometimes it takes someone without deep experience to think creatively.
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