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Shaun,
As you are the latest to bring up David Galula I am wondering what is the fascination to the almost total exclusion of other broader counter-insurgency studies? You do know that he based his ideas on American work in the P.I. and more on the USMC Small Wars Manual.
You do realize that the hearts and minds in Anbar started in early 04, before the 1st Fallujah incident?
I know a couple of card carrying self professed Democrats who lean heavily towards a Roman solution to Carthage. While this would be cheaper and easier in the short run I believe it would be less than optimal in the long run.
S/F, FOG
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