which was quoted by you in post # 22. No claim made that you agreed with the quote - I thought it summed its position well.

After looking through "The Other End of The Spear", it focuses on three categories of components that would have to be compared in a switch from CONV to COIN, and vice versa: Combat, HQ-Admin, Logistics-Life Support (he often separates these last two, which would make 4 categories).