Posted by
Trey Mays on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:41:24 PM
Could counter-insurgency strategies be the winning strategy for this World War that we're in? I could be wrong, but I think we were actually using a counter-insurgency strategy in Vietnam, and it was working. A counter-insurgency strategy is working in Iraq. It could work in the Afghan-Pakistan conflict.
If counter-insurgency strategies are working for individual conflicts, could we apply a Counter-Insurgency Strategy to our entire World War Strategy? Is that why President Bush named Gen. Petraeus as the new Centcom Commander - because President Bush wants to apply the successful Counter-Insurgency Strategy to the entire Middle East?
We'll see what Gen. Petraeus has in mind as soon as he assumes his position, and starts making decisions.
The two other ways that could complement a wide range Counter-Insurgency Strategy are:
- Use the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC.gov) to help allies in the regions (e.g. Middle East) build up their economies, which in turn, will build alliances in this World War.
- Expand free trade to all of our allies and friends, which will help build alliances in this World War.