Bob-woodward Quote by Bob Woodward

I do not believe that a counterterrorism strategy all by itself, without a sufficient level of counterinsurgency, will work.

— Rahm Emanuel

Offensive operations and hunting down the enemy is an integral part of any counterinsurgency approach.

— H. R. McMaster

What began as a counterterrorism mission - to bring to justice the architects of 9/11 and deny terrorists a base of operations in Afghanistan…

— Jake Auchincloss

Military leaders, many of whom were students of counterinsurgency, recognized the dangers of an incremental escalation and the historical lesson that 'trailing' an insurgency…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

“...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety.”

— Sebastian Junger

General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the…

— Jim Talent

“Thus counterinsurgency is at heart an adaptation battle: a struggle to rapidly develop and learn new techniques and apply them in a fast-moving, high-threat…

— David Kilcullen

Counterinsurgencies are a political initiative with a military component. They require the regime in power to counter the insurgents with better governance.

— Jake Auchincloss

“A tolerably extensive reading of campaigns and military histories justifies me in saying that such an exhibition of unsuspicious security in the presence of…

— Warren Olney

You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

— John Abizaid

“the Americans wanted to emerge victorious from this conflict, they would not try to overpower their enemy; they would simply refuse to back down…

— Brian Kilmeade

You can't kill your way to success in a counter insurgency effort. You have to protect the people, get the civil military balance right,…

— James G. Stavridis