History Forum / General / General Topics / July 2007

re: terrible dilemmas of counter-insurgency

i think it's a legit question, and thus i am compelled to think and
respond in the following limited way

we're witnessing versions of
vietnam guerilla warfare that ultimately worked for the
anti-u.s. cause

and the
absurdity of absurdities
is that
market-capitalism ultimately triumphs (seems to me)

urban guerilla warfare seems to work especially
when civilians are sympathetic with the guerilla cause, and/or fear to
reject & complain (if they aren't)

so, the guerilla initially decides to deliberately make the civilian
vulnerable, because such creates  favorable propaganda deluges when
civilians are indeed casualties

in the july 2006 war, the hizbollah targets were smartly/deviously
mixed, both in the relatively sparse areas & in the more populated
villages

in the afghanistan situation:

the u.s. and allied forces are confronted with similar sickening
dilemmas

in iraq:

the anti-u.s. crazies murder civilians deliberately

summary and conclusion

shite happens