Saturday, August 25, 2007


THE U.S. ARMY/MARINE CORPS
COUNTERINSURGENCY
FIELD MANUAL
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Published this month with a foreword by
General David Petraeus, John Nagl, and James Amos
here's a quote:

"When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them.It is fair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew more about the U.S.Civil War, than they did about counterinsurgency."

I admire our military for being able to
change and grow and to adjust itself to new circumstances
that require new concepts and new
ANALYTICAL TOOLS
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