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... does Dr. Kilcullen , nor mil doctrine , state that religion is a, 'trivial actor in the struggle', as implied by Herschel Smith ... Wars Journal Blog piece from 12 May 2007, "Religion and Insurgencies". In fact, Dr. Kilcullen succinctly provides guidance that, ...

Blog post - May 28 2007 - 11:07am - 13 comments - 0 attachments

... After eleven years of non-stop general and limited war in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines and elsewhere, Village ... and thus that SF soldiers are de facto mercs spreading the religion of free market capitalism. It is a nice idea that that will work, but ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 50 comments

... In reply to Dave Kilcullen's post on religion and insurgency: The problem is that the insurgency in Iraq and elsewhere is ...

Blog post - May 12 2007 - 9:42pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

... new counterinsurgency manual for insufficient emphasis on religion. There is a grain of truth in this criticism but, as a practitioner, ... some critics may misunderstand both current conflicts and the purpose of doctrine. Worse, they may be swallowing propaganda from ...

Blog post - May 12 2007 - 9:14am - 11 comments - 0 attachments

... . To date, the State Department, the White House and the Defense Department -- and even the otherwise excellent new COIN ... that they are enemies of Quranic Islam who are using " religion as cynical cover for carnage ," a reference which sounds very much ...

Blog post - May 14 2007 - 6:25pm - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... R. Green, who served at the PRT in Uruzgan in 2005-2006 and in Kabul from 2009-2010. Motto: ... and joys, the barriers of language, of politics and of religion soon vanish. I liked them and they liked me, that was all that ...

Journal Article - May 11 2012 - 6:05am - 25 comments

... A primer to help move past COIN, CT, FID, SFA and start talking strategy to confront today's problems ... it be a revolution if a minority in a specific religion takes on the majority of the same religion? Or is it then really ...

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

... only further exasperated the ethnic, sectarian, tribal, and religious tensions, and the forecast is that Iraq will head into civil ... Also, we must better understand the importance of religion when trying to control hearts, minds, and souls. 4. Understanding the Difference between Urban versus Rural Insurgency is a critical component of small wars.  When people move to ...

Blog post - Jan 24 2012 - 3:29pm - 40 comments - 0 attachments

... takes the current U.S. approach as the starting point and adds 1) a more detailed theory of the conflict that highlights the ... responds, not a matter of what the causation is. C: Religion is often the basis of insurgent ideology because it works. Bottom ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 11:22pm - 120 comments

... Model   A Tool for the Prevention and Resolution of Insurgency   by Colonel Robert ... Most movements employ an ideology rooted in Muslim religion (what else would one use as an insurgent in these communities? ...

Journal Article - May 18 2010 - 12:00pm - 57 comments