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A model for a situation like Iraq today (one aspect that may include an insurgency) is it may be global in scope; focus more on defeating government resolve and political will than government forces; and the "bad guy" actors are numerous, fragmented, and factionalized, most of them pursuing divergent causes.
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The Center of Gravity in an Insurgency
Lieutenant Colonel Chris North, U.S. Army, Retired, Taji, Iraq-Major Mark Krieger's article, "We the People Are Not the Center of Gravity in an Insurgency" (July-August 2007, Military Review), discusses an important issue. However, it misses the mark for "insurgencies" we face today. It uses an old model that is not so relevant anymore.A model for a situation like Iraq today (one aspect that may include an insur...See the full content of this document
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