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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 entry - May 28 2007 - 10:07am - 13 comments - 0 attachments

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

Blog entry - May 12 2007 - 8:42pm - 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 entry - May 12 2007 - 8:14am - 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 entry - May 14 2007 - 5:25pm - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... 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 entry - Dec 6 2011 - 9:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... 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 - 11:00am - 57 comments

... 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 - 10:22pm - 120 comments

... written under the auspices of then-LTGs David Petraeus and James Mattis in 2006, is inappropriate for Mexico.  ... icons and patron saints is a staple of Mexican folk religion and has been for centuries.  This cult-like devotion to certain ...

Journal Article - Dec 27 2011 - 5:10am - 42 comments

... occurred on June 21, when Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry helicoptered into Marjah for ... towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be, that good policy does ...

Blog entry - Jul 25 2010 - 3:27am - 47 comments - 0 attachments

... is the control the government gains when the enemy is dead and gone. Control only exists when it is being applied, and it exists via the ... or those who submitted and donned American clothing and religion to live on the reservation and eat government beef? Will you ...

Blog entry - Jul 5 2011 - 8:00am - 98 comments - 0 attachments