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The counterinsurgency doctrine he has championed stresses the importance of protecting the population from insurgent attack and building strong relationships with local residents. Outposts like Seray offer a way of accomplishing both tasks.
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Should we expect to see the development of strategic hamlets and safe areas in the near future? As the Brits learned in Malaya and we learned in Vietnam, its hard to effectively protect the population when they're spread in small tribal villages all over hell's half acre.