Major Joshua Thiel U.S.A. offers this analysis regarding the commonly-held axiom that counter-insurgent forces must outnumber insurgents by a ratio of 10:1. Using a variety of cases studies drawn from successful and unsuccessful insurgencies reaching back to 1938, Thiel concludes differently.
To determine his conclusions read here-
COIN Manpower Ratios: Debunking The 10 To 1 Ratio and Surges-SWJ
To determine his conclusions read here-
COIN Manpower Ratios: Debunking The 10 To 1 Ratio and Surges-SWJ
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