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Tag Archives: COIN
From Galula, to Anbar and the Surge
In the ongoing discussion of who has done a better job of describing the time line around the surge, I certainly recommend McQ’s discussion. The Minuteman however has a couple of key points to make on this issue as well: … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Military Matters
Tagged COIN, David Galula, Iraq, the surge
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(Relatively) Measuring Success
This is the most recent of a series of posts on Registan.net where I explore some of the fundamentals of conflict within the tribal areas of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. At the end of this post is a link to the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Tagged AAF, Afghanistan, COIN, conflict, fundamentals, metrics, propaganda, Success, Taliban, Terrorism, war
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What’s Good Enough for Fallujah Is Good Enough For DC
One of the strongest arguments against current COIN doctrine has been made by the anonymous blogger Fabius Maximus—namely, that if we are so great at engineering societies we can write a slim manual about it, why haven’t we done so … Continue reading
From the Horse’s Mouth, So To Speak
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight heard testimony from Sheikh Khalaf al-Ulayyan of the Sunni Accordance Front and Nadim al-Jaberi of the Shiite (and anti-Moqtada, anti-Maliki) Fadhila Party. Both oppose a long-term presence … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Notes on the war
Tagged COIN, congress, Iraq, testimony, the surge
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Roads, More Roads, and Still More Roads Indeed!
This is the latest post in a running commentary on a new meme to emerge from the PR folks in Afghanistan: the security benefits of building roads. The argument, advanced by a few American reporters and one David Kilcullen, is … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Tagged Afghanistan, COIN, gullible, Media, roads
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Forgive the Self-Promotion
I honestly don’t have the time to reformat everything for several cross-posts, so this is a summary of posts at my other blog, Registan.net, where I’ve been discussing some interesting topics related to counterinsurgency and reconstruction in Afghanistan, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Josh's Page, Notes on the war
Tagged Afghanistan, COIN, hillary duff, kilcullen, movies, PRTs, reconstruction
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