Data Quote by Douglas Grindle

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

— H. R. McMaster

“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

Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released The U.S. Army / Marine…

— David L. Ulin

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

— Rahm Emanuel

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

— John Abizaid

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

— 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

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

Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.

— David M. Shoup

“In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. It is sufficient to estimate the enemy situation correctly…

— Sun Tzu

“McChrystal had organized a jaw-dropping counterterrorism campaign inside Iraq, but the tactical successes did not translate into a strategic victory. This was why counterinsurgency…

— Bob Woodward

“The factors in warfare are: First, measurement; second, quantity; third, calculation; fourth, comparison; and fifth, victory.”

— Sun Tzu