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from the opinion of a civvie,
i'd say sun tzu. sun tzu embraces deception as the totality of warfare, whereas clausewitz does not (he rejects it).
from another angle- a chinese one- sun tzu emphasizes the concept of shih, a state of warfare that tries to reduce enemy morale/thinking and better yet, flip the enemy to the friendly side (all without a fight).
clausewitz, on the other hand, looks at material factors and emphasizes the concept of bringing all these together and crushing the enemy through maximum force.
thus, in a security environment where the US military (as well as others) will be called upon for COIN operations, it seems to me that the former fits best in regards to what the US wants to carry out.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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