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Adaptation: What The US Army Is Learning In Iraq
"Recent conflicts remind us that our enemies are human beings whose most dangerous weapons are their abilities to creatively reason and rapidly adapt. Though our enemies can employ multiple forms of warfare in varied combinations, our conventional military preeminence virtually guarantees future adversaries will increasingly adopt the tactics of the insurgent."-Lieutenant General James Mattis, in the Foreword to Small Unit Leader's Guide to Counterinsurgency There has been much discussion of the military costs of our engagement in Iraq, but relatively little acknowledgement of the military benefits--not least of which is that by staying in Iraq, the U.S. military is being forced to adapt to irregular warfare. Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-11-21 |
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