Originally Posted by
MikeF
Ken,
Your guess is probably correct; however, I think that this "realization" is a little short-sided. To date, little analysis has been conducted on AQ's ideology and strategy. The CTC at USMA amongst others have done an tremendous job interpreting captured and public documents, but we fail to analyze. I would suggest this marker should be our start point:
1. Who is our enemy?
2. What do they want to accomplish?
3. How will they maneuver to seize their main objectives?
Or simply put, as many others throughout time have espoused, know your enemy as you know yourself.
In my mind, this answer is the beginning of defining the problem. Throughout the last two years, I've searched for anyone trying to answer these questions. SWJ is the only forum that comes close with Slapout and Bob's World's discussions.
In the end, we can create a modern nation-state in both Iraq and A'stan that are both friendly towards the US, but neither solution will solve our AQ problem.
v/r
Mike
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