This is a really, really good brief argument debunking “population-centric” COIN. Generally insurgencies only end w/brutal suppression or a messy settlement. We wasted a *lot* of blood & treasure not learning that in Afg.https://twitter.com/pstanpolitics/status/1033358063753936896 …
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That's part of the problem: silly to pick v demanding concept we wouldnt resource. More basically, I think
@pstanpolitics was arguing that, no matter how well resourced, pop-centric COIN had fatal internal contradiction: people hate GIRoA (&ISAF).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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