http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqblx...ature=youtu.be
Following up the article recently posted on here, attached is a link to a video of George Friedman debating his opinion on the death of COIN with colleague, Robert Kaplan.
I'm far from an expert on warfare, but I read more then the common man on the current / recent conflicts, it feels like Friedman is getting some of the basic history wrong?
I would be highly interested in comments from those in the know.
Friedman’s basic premise is that we simply can’t afford the horrendous cost of the type of strategic missions that require a significant COIN effort, i.e. Vietnam, Iraq, A-stan.
It feels like they're mixing up FID with COIN and strategic with tactical?
Is it this basic argument that is driving the JSOC / SOCOM move away from the "softer" conflict skill sets and towards a greater focus on DA?
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