From: "Rich Gauszka" 


From 1-22 of the COIN manual  ( thanks for the link )

PARADOXES OF COUNTERINSURGENCY

The More You Protect Your Force, The Less Secure You Are

The More Force Used, the Less Effective It Is

The More Successful COIN is, the Less Force That Can be Used and the More
Risk That Must be Accepted

Sometimes Doing Nothing is the Best Reaction

The Best Weapons for COIN Do Not Shoot

The Host Nation Doing Something Tolerably is Sometimes Better Than Us Doing It Well

If A Tactic Works This Week, It Might Not Work Next Week; If It Works In
This Province, It
Might Not Work In The Next

Tactical Success Guarantees Nothing

Most of the Important Decisions are Not Made By Generals


"Ad"  wrote in
message news:45b7360e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
> I like Petraeus.
>
> His coin manual is one of the first pieces of sense I've seen in a while
> from the US mil. Most of it was lifted from UK experiences dating back to
> colonial policing days.
>
> http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24fd.pdf
>
> The question is....is he lucky....?
>
> 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'
>
> N. Bonaparte
>
> So let's hope Lady Luck is smiling on him.
>
> Adam

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