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Counterinsurgency (First in an Infinite List of Things I Might Be Wrong About)

"... the problem with the first lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan -- that the Pentagon needs to get better at waging 'small wars' -- is that it overlooks far more fundamental matters. Full Article at Big Think

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  1. Victims of bomb attacks are seen at a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites.
  2. WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: John Amer, (R) father of Acting Sergeant John Paxton Amer, 30, of 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, reacts as the hearse carrying his son's coffin passes on December 8, 2009 in Wootton Bassett, England.
  3. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) walks with U.S. Army Lt. General David Rodriguez (R) and Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr after landing at Kabul International Airport December 8, 2009.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - DECEMBER 08: Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Presidential Palace December 8, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in the Oval Office of the White House December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. SALISBURY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Soldiers from 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES), stand on parade on December 7, 2009 in Salisbury, England. The Riflemen have recently returned to their barracks at Bulford after a five month tour in Afghanistan where they were part of the Election Support Force.

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