tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513679299375736828.post4676447343446400535..comments2024-03-11T01:47:38.754-07:00Comments on The World According to AmericanGoy: AmericanGoy explains: Counter Insurgency (Contrarian View Series).AmericanGoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865892490752172185noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513679299375736828.post-20934602665704222482008-01-20T17:24:00.000-08:002008-01-20T17:24:00.000-08:00I think that your topic gives an interesting view ...I think that your topic gives an interesting view of comparison between present day anti-partisan strategies, and 1941 anti-partisan strategies. <BR/><BR/>However, I believe that the Nazi partisan wars(interesting reports btw) and the current american military struggle are totally different in context, and should therefore(i am talking about effectivity here, i am not taking the nazi methods in moral judgement) be treated differently.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, the situation of war. The nazis were so extreme in their methods (killing civilians for partisan acts) because of national-socialist ideology, and, the most important factor, the brutest method which would require the least soldiers to maintain and control a settlement. They needed every man they could on the front, and their main goal was to keep supply lines open, and execute orders and methods that would benefit the german-russian war in the most direct way.<BR/><BR/>The americans however, are in for t the long term. They NEED the people, they want to stabilize the country as soon as possible vs an unknown foe. <BR/><BR/>Forced obedience always beats willing obidience. They need to win the support of the iraqi people. They need to show that the american "liberators" are a blessing to the iraqi people. <BR/><BR/>To need to rebuild Iraq for the people. Make them feel safe. Educate them. <BR/>At the same time, cut off any way of terrorist propaganda. Do not let them win new recruits.<BR/><BR/>Then, when you have cut off the growth of partisans through enemy recruitment, use the help of the civilians to take them down. Without support, you cut the terrorist tree from the roots, instead of hacking away at branches that will grow again in an instant.<BR/><BR/>Winning the trust of the people is actually a battle that is being fought on micro scale. Individual cases like you describe with americans breaking into a room doesnt sound too disastrous, but if this is being done in a large scale on a micro level, the civilians just sees them the same as the russians did with the nazis during 1941. <BR/><BR/>I have actually seen alot of cases in newspapers where alienated American soldiers pretty much have zero understanding of the culture and terrorist threat, and are treating the civilians in a way that makes the civilians see the americans as the occupiers, not the liberators. I think that extensive training is needed for every american soldier to improve their behavior towards individual civilians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com