learning counterinsurgency
What is counterinsurgency. It is helping the government to establish security and economic development against insurgents, guerillas, assassins and terrorists. This is the new type of warfare. 21st century warfare. Counterinsurgency helps to seperate the insurgents from the popultion thus neutralizing their actions. This is what what we do in Afghanistan and Iraq. Such a type of warfare takes a very long time to accomplish compared to a scorched earth or total war policy which doesn't take civilians into account. A good example of total warfare is the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II. More casulaties were done in this bombing campaign them both Nuclear strikes in Nagasaki and Horoshima combined. It's a war that tests the willpower of the American people. I have always said that yes soldiers fight the wars but the real war lies with within the will and resolve of the American people.