SWJ SNQ # 7
Here’s the seventh edition of Small Wars Journal’s Saturday Night Quote (SWJ SNQ). Kudos to Robert C. Jones. In the commentary section of SWJ Blog entry “Afghanistan: It’s Not Over” COL Jones had this to say:
“Those who dwell on ideology, those who dwell on sanctuary, and those who dwell on the thousands of perspectives as to how best engage the lower tier of the [Afghanistan] insurgency (from the “kill them” to the “develop them” to the “secure them” to the “govern them” and all shades in between) are all tilting at windmills in large degree. No amount of energy directed at the bottom can do more than suppress the insurgency for some small period of time. True victory, true stability, comes when the top tier issues are resolved. Focus there.”
