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  1. 05-30-2009 #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
    True, but also true in many forms of warfare. Major grouping changing allegiance is usually fixed in the political domain.
    Me thinks it is true in all warfare,conversion just has a higher ratio of activity compared to the others in COIN.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
    Me thinks it is true in all warfare,conversion just has a higher ratio of activity compared to the others in COIN.
    That might be debatable in an historical context. The Vietnam war was State v State yet over 120,000 defected, and a substantial number of those were NVA. The Korean War also similar - but I take your point!
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