If night raids and detentions are an unavoidable part of modern counterinsurgency warfare, then so is the resentment they breed. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes breed counterinsurgency detention
For years, Hizb-I-Islami fighters have had a reputation for being more educated and worldly than their Taliban counterparts, who are often illiterate farmers. Anand Gopal counterparteducatefarmer Change image and share on social
Some people will talk about how Afghanistan has improved, but they're really just talking about the cities. In the countryside where the war has been fought, it's really not that much better than it was in 2001. Anand Gopal afghanistancitycountryside share on social
I was living near the Twin Towers on 9/11, so I saw the attacks, and I had friends who were killed in the attacks. Anand Gopal attackfriendkill Change image and share on social
The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job. David Petraeus agobaghlanbatallion share on social
Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights. Thomas Carlyle breeddiffergood Change image and share on social
If there's another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country. Daniel Ellsberg attackcountryday share on social