Quote Originally Posted by SteveMetz View Post
Keep this stuff coming, guys! As I may have mentioned, I think I'm going to do a paper on "high value targeting" for the RAND Insurgency Board.
Steve's presentation at the USAWC National Security Seminar:

Strategic Decapitation and Counterinsurgency
High Value Targeting

High value targeting (HVT) holds appeal to the American public and political leaders.
  • Experts often contend that it doesn’t work

  • Truth is somewhere in between

  • Need a framework focused on strategic effects

  • Not operational and tactical requirements, legality, or morality