"The only way we win in counter insurgency though is if we get the people on our side."
Killing them doesn't work? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judah McAuley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:27 PM Subject: Re: Today's Patraeus: Wow. > Loathe wrote: >> I was an enlisted airborne infantryman for 8 years and 3 deployments. I >> spent 2 1/2 years in a special purpose unit. >> >> I it really does all boil down to killing at that level. > > There are good people in the military trying to change that mindset. > Hearts and minds, my friend. Killing will always be part of the job, I > agree. At least a willingness and readiness for it. The only way we win > in counter insurgency though is if we get the people on our side. And > killing tends to do the opposite of that. Take a look at the Army's new > Counter Insurgency manual. I haven't had time to go through a lot of it, > but it seems to a good start at changing the rules of engagement to try > and make our on the ground soliders into ambassadors there to help the > locals instead of scary guys with guns. > > That's a good thing. > > Judah > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:242422 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
