The future of Marjah, after the invasion and occupation

Summary:  We occupy Marjah amidst promises to rebuild and bring good government. Just as we did in Fallujah — which was in fact a simple punitive strike. Typical counter-insurgency tactics, as practiced for millenia. We’ll see if Marjah is different.  It’s a test-case.  Is COIN real, or just a cover for variations on the trinity of US counter-insurgency methods since …

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