View Poll Results: Evaluate Kilcullen's work on counterinsurgency

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  • Brilliant, useful

    26 45.61%

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    26 45.61%

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    1 1.75%

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  1. 05-03-2009 #8
    William F. Owen
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    Default Recovering David Kilcullen

    Having known David back when he was a serving Lt Col, and finding him an eminently sensible young chap, I have been very worried about some of things attributed to him, and the COIN poster boy image, some built for him. However, I found this which I think accurately portrays his actual contribution and the critical fact that everything we know about insurgencies we have know for a very long time.

    I don't agree with all he says, but he is mostly correct, which is more than good enough and shows the benefit of studying military history and doing the research.

    ...and more here.
    Last edited by SWJED; 02-22-2010 at 02:30 PM. Reason: Corrected title of thread.
    Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"

    - The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
    - If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
    Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
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