Insurgencies Rarely Win – And Iraq Won’t Be Any Different (Maybe)
January 18th, 2007 | by Craig R. Harmon |Donald Stoker, professor of strategy and policy for the U.S. Naval War College’s Monterey Program, argues in Foreign Policy that, with Bush’s surge, The US can defeat the insurgency. He writes:
Vietnam taught many Americans the wrong lesson: that determined guerrilla fighters are invincible. But history shows that insurgents rarely win, and Iraq should be no different.
To be sure, it’s no sure thing but it may not be the lost-cause that many think it is.
3 Responses to “Insurgencies Rarely Win – And Iraq Won’t Be Any Different (Maybe)”
By steve on Jan 18, 2007 | Reply
I know of a time in history when the insurgents won… See link.
By Paul Watson on Jan 18, 2007 | Reply
steve,
Stop stealing my points!
By Jersey McJones on Jan 18, 2007 | Reply
Steve, you’re screwing up your whole idium here!
Great point.
JMJ