Counterinsurgency Quotes

“Counterinsurgency rests on the assumption that the enemy has significant support in the communities from which it recruits. The aim of counterinsurgency strategy is to deny the enemy any propaganda victories that can further fuel its recruitment. Insurgents must be isolated from their targeted host communities. This requires a combination of psychological, physical and economic warfare, all with the aim of undermining the insurgents’ ideological, operational and financial capabilities.

From: Maajid Nawaz's article titled, 'How to Beat Islamic State', December 11th, 2015”
― Maajid Nawaz

“Superior might does not guarantee success, especially in a war where political considerations dominate.”
― Richard H. Shultz Jr.

“Their choice is clear. Stop fighting, turn in your weapons, declare allegiance to our 'New' Republic, and abide forever in peace and security in accordance with the Will of the People. Or... be destroyed.”
― C. Elmon Meade, The Demagogue Wars