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It only makes sense...
for the USAF to try to stay relevant as the wind is now blowing in the COIN direction.
But to rip a page from Vietnam: "This is a political war and it calls for discrimination in killing. The best weapon for killing would be a knife, but I'm afraid we can't do it that way. The worst is an airplane. The next worst is artillery. Barring a knife, the best is a rifle — you know who you're killing."
Vann mayhave been over-zealous in many areas but he did have a sense for what tactical level COIN operated on.
"What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women."![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.png)
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