The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Counterinsurgency -- in depth
Some very good and detailed looks at the current state of the Counterinsurgency in Iraq and why it is working:
First Dave Kilcullen gives us the inside scoop on the bridges we are building with the Sunni tribal leaders and how it plays into the overall Counterinsurgency strategy. Long, but worth it: a truly fascinating read.
Next the always straight-shooting Michael Yon chronicles the transformation of Anbar province in what are the first two parts of a four-part series, The Ghosts of Anbar. Part I here, Part II here.
If you really want to understand what is going on over there, you owe it to yourself to do your homework and read all three of these great articles. And then you might want to go hit the authors' tip jars...
First Dave Kilcullen gives us the inside scoop on the bridges we are building with the Sunni tribal leaders and how it plays into the overall Counterinsurgency strategy. Long, but worth it: a truly fascinating read.
Next the always straight-shooting Michael Yon chronicles the transformation of Anbar province in what are the first two parts of a four-part series, The Ghosts of Anbar. Part I here, Part II here.
If you really want to understand what is going on over there, you owe it to yourself to do your homework and read all three of these great articles. And then you might want to go hit the authors' tip jars...
Labels: Counterinsurgency, Iraq, War strategy, War Successes
