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... revolution . . . .  We are conservative. [3]   The tensions of an imperfect union continue to this ... between the publication of these articles. This is just part of an on-going discussion on small wars. Over the last three months, I ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... by Braden Civins Download the Full Article: FM 3-24 COIN Manual Critique The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency ... Our struggles over the last 5 years has been the "How to" part of all this. There is strong evidentary support for the doctrine in the ...

Journal Article - May 5 2011 - 9:01pm - 73 comments

... that idea now with a piece I am writing regarding FM 3-24. We've gotten ourselves into some tricky situations around the ... about) of the equation -- obviously, the people are a part of the state with interests that do not always perfectly align with their ...

Blog post - Feb 4 2011 - 5:19pm - 90 comments - 0 attachments

... land. I will confess that after checking my copy of FM 3-07.1, that I had no idea what comprised a Security Force Assistance brigade. ... in house -- though I will acknowledge in fairness that a part of that is often to save money by not paying royalties and, in doctrine, ...

Blog post - Jan 4 2010 - 1:54pm - 89 comments - 0 attachments

... much as 14 billion rupees ($300 million) annually. [x] Part of the insurgent “tax” is explosives used in the mining ... also the supporting justice and detention sectors. 3) Mobilize Scarce Assets – The Indian Army has rightly assessed that ...

Journal Article - Dec 7 2011 - 1:12pm - 0 comments

... Gian Gentile has not given up. He and John Nagl have a two-part debate over FM 3-24 in the forthcoming Joint Force Quarterly: ... They know how to train a squad to enter and clear a building or conduct a dismounted patrol. Overall, I agree with the ...

Journal Article - Jun 1 2010 - 5:36pm - 78 comments

... high-value, low-density resources to such efforts; 3. And our development of a variety of ways to expand such efforts into the ... us to think that any one who opposes the coalition is part of an organized movement. The issue of narcotics must be dealt with. ...

Blog post - Dec 9 2009 - 6:32pm - 57 comments - 0 attachments

... but it's foolish to believe that they were not at least in part rebuilt between 1972 and the final battles in 1975. Attempts on both sides ... of US pressure as we unilaterally withdrew. In MR-3, to which my experience (1971-5) was limited, exposure of the villages ...

Journal Article - Mar 23 2012 - 9:00am - 21 comments

... but with access to superior CS and CSS resources. (From FM 3-05.202 Foreign Internal Defense 2007.) One Tribe At A Time ... us to think that any one who opposes the coalition is part of an organized movement. The issue of narcotics must be dealt with. ...

Blog post - Oct 26 2009 - 9:49am - 57 comments - 0 attachments

... the conversation on the need/utility of rethinking FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency. You can help them out by spending 10 minutes on ... -- tied to the notion of a global jihad to make Iraq part of a global caliphate, and criminal violence. Applying the FM to this ...

Blog post - Dec 2 2010 - 4:07pm - 34 comments - 0 attachments