In any insurgency there will be people who are irreconcilable and who pose a clear and present threat to the U.S. and our allies. James G. Stavridis allyclearinsurgency Change image and share on social
Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of time in which these men and women would have learned to read. James G. Stavridis afghanistaneducationeighty share on social
Wikipedia, every day, is tens of thousands of people inputting information, and every day millions of people withdrawing that information. It's a perfect image for the fundamental point that no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together. James G. Stavridis dayfundamentalimage share on social
You can't kill your way to success in a counter insurgency effort. You have to protect the people, get the civil military balance right, train the locals, and practice effective strategic communications. James G. Stavridis balancecivilcommunication share on social
Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires. James G. Stavridis afghanistancallempire Change image and share on social