tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post9063618264751086322..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: All-out Attack on Counterinsurgency StrategyUNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-56148769147154009632009-10-28T20:35:19.518-04:002009-10-28T20:35:19.518-04:00I think Peters understands COIN as well as anyone,...I think Peters understands COIN as well as anyone, he just doesn't accept its validity. I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, but I think he has some legitimate criticism. <br /><br />Personally I think COIN had more to do with success in Iraq than he thinks, but I'm skeptical of its application in Afghanistan, because of the very different conditions, and the almost complete absence of any effective central government. As corrupt and ineffective as the Iraqi government may be, and however shaky the Iraqi military & security forces, they are still light-years ahead of Afghanistan.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-1592033953462153452009-10-28T20:13:39.918-04:002009-10-28T20:13:39.918-04:00I think the British in Malaysia would argue with P...I think the British in Malaysia would argue with Peters as would most of the commanders in Iraq. The same argument that Peters makes about Iraq also works for Afghanistan, unless you believe that people like being stoned for not having a long enough beard or having their hands cut-off for voting. The point of a COIN strategy is to provide security while instituting other changes that will neutralize the enemy by befriending the population. Peters doesn't seem to understand that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com