The failure of counterinsurgency: why hearts and minds are seldom won
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Introduction:
Quagmire: The Usual Outcome of
Counterinsurgency Warfare
1
What Is an Insurgency?
2
Guerrillas Have the Advantage in COIN Wars
3
Guerrillas Not Winning the Support of the People Is Rare
6
Governments Disregard History and Continue to Jump
into COIN Wars
7
When to Battle Insurgents
17
The Different Types of Guerrilla Wars
18
Losing COIN Both Militarily and Politically
19
Winning COIN Militarily, but Losing Politically
27
Losing COIN Militarily, but Winning a Larger Conflict
32
COIN War Ending in Negotiated Settlement or Concessions
by COIN Forces
33
Closely Examining the Minority of Cases in which COIN
Forces Won Both Militarily and Politically
35
Conclusion
42
Classic COIN Strategy
45
Scorched Earth Sometimes Succeeds
46
In the Modern World, a Classical COIN Strategy Is Probably Best
47
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Contents
But COIN Doesn t Always Work
49
Insurgency More Cost Effective Than Counterinsurgency
50
A Classic COIN Strategy Requires More Forces Than Does
Blasting Rebels
52
Conclusion
54
4
COIN and Compromise
57
Successful Episodes Involving Concessions or Compromise
57
Missed Opportunities
60
Conclusion
62
5
The Disadvantage of Foreign Occupiers
63
A Nationalist Reaction Against Foreign Occupation Can
Make Revolt Potent
63
Nationalist-Based Insurgencies Are the Most Effective
64
Even Factionalized Nationalist Movements Can Win a
Guerrilla War
66
Governments Can Occasionally Hold the Nationalist Card
Vis-à-Vis
Guerrillas
66
But It Doesn t Always Take Nationalist Movements to
Win Guerrilla Wars
67
Guerrillas Have Advantages in Propaganda Use
68
Foreign Occupiers Are Rarely Given the Benefit of the
Doubt by Locals
69
...
And Some Local Guerrillas Can (Literally) Get Away
with Murder
70
Foreign Occupiers Are Handicapped by Poor Knowledge
of Local Conditions
71
If Foreign Forces Are Used Instead of Training Local Ones,
Winning Is Problematical
73
The Advantage of Local Forces Compared to an Outsider
74
Conclusion
75
6
The Guerrilla Advantage
77
Despite Advances in Technology, Guerrillas Retain Advantages
78
Guerrillas May Try to Provoke COIN Forces into an
Overreaction
80
Conclusion
83
7
COIN Forces Advantages: Firepower, Numbers, and Technology
85
COIN Forces Use of Excessive Firepower Often Backfires
88
Contents
vii
Targeted Killings of Guerrilla Leaders May Backfire as a
COIN Strategy
91
Scorched Earth Policies Can Sometimes Work
92
Sometimes Even Benevolent Policies Are Not Successful
93
Lack of Political Will Can Be a Problem in COIN
94
Expanding Indigenous Forces to Take Over Can Be Difficult
95
COIN Forces May Develop Tactical Innovations but Still
Lose the War
95
Waging COIN Is a Difficult Balancing Act
99
Conclusion
101
8
Time Favors the Insurgents
103
Guerrillas Are Often in No Hurry
103
Some Insurgents Are Still Waiting
104
Trying to Win Too Quickly Can Hurt Insurgents
105
A Key Center of Gravity Is Public Support for the COIN
War at Home
106
Foreign COIN Forces Are Challenged Because Their Time
Is Likely Fleeting
107
Conclusion
109
9
COIN Wars: The Political Aspects 111
Local Governments Engaged in COIN Likely Already
Suffer Legitimacy Problems
113
Military Organizations Forte Is Not the Armed Social
Work Needed for COIN
114
Instituting Democracy Is Often
a Façade
and Isn t Always
a Plus for COIN Warfare
115
The Results of Even Fair Elections Are Not Always Predictable
117
COIN Often Unwisely Tries to Strengthen Local Central
Government
117
Conclusion
119
10
The Guerrilla Win and External Support
121
Guerrillas Who Won Militarily or Politically Without
External Aid
121
Even Without External Aid Some Rebels Persevere
122
Walls Can Be Effective in Keeping Out Aid and Fighters,
But Not Permanently
123
Guerrillas Who Likely Could Have Won Without External Aid
123
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Could Losers Win With External Assistance?
124
Assisting the Enemy
124
Conclusion
124
11
The United States and Politically Dominated Wars
127
Politics of Weapons Buying Stops Great Powers from
Equipping for COIN
128
Conclusion
130
12
Prospects for Pending COIN Wars
131
U.S. Occupation of Iraq
131
U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan
134
Counterinsurgency From the Air: The Drone Wars in
Yemen and Somalia
140
The General War on Terror
145
Conclusion
148
13
U.S. Track Record on COIN: Implications for Forces and Weapons
151
U.S. Vital Interests Do Not Usually Require COIN Warfare
151
What about the Unlikely Scenario of a Necessary COIN War?
155
Conclusion
158
14
The Domestic Effects of Overseas Counterinsurgency Wars
161
Vietnam War
164
The War on Terror
166
Conclusion
172
Bibliography
175
Index
181
About the Author
189
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