Fight Less, Win More
A former Marine captain with experience in both Afghanistan and Iraq comments on his four paradoxes of counter-insurgency as applied within his recent teaching experience at the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency Academy.
While evidently rather ramshackle, this modest institution has provided a unique setting for bringing diplomats, N.A.T.O, U.S., and Afghan officers together.
Fick's Four Paradoxes of Counter-Insurgency
1.) The best weapons don’t shoot.
2.) The more you protect yourself, the less safe you are.
3.) The more force you use, the less effective you may be.
4.) You can win every battle and still lose the war.