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Comment on Integrating Counterinsurgency in Military Education (Updated) by MARK

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Comment on Book review: Mark Moyar’s A Question of Command by David Mitchell

David Mitchell — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:46:14 +0000

I found Moyar’s book to be very well researched and informative. However, I couldn’t help but get annoyed at his constant claim that “leadership” is more important than all other aspects of counterinsurgency. Yes, leadership is extremely important, but it is not the sole factor. Moyar also tends to dismiss the “hearts and minds” school of thought in favor of “good leadership,” yet when he attempts to define “good leadership” he reverts to many of the aspects listed in the Army Counterinsurgency Field Manual (which he also dismisses several times). I don’t find these two aspects mutually exclusive; however, I am under the impression that Moyar believes they are.

Comment on Lt-Col Michel Goya’s ‘Vietnam Spiral’ in Afghanistan by Sécurité Globale tackles COIN » David H. Ucko

Sécurité Globale tackles COIN » David H. Ucko — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:41:41 +0000

[...] topic, including Michel Goya, whose piece on Afghanistan and the U.S. military I mentioned in a previous post, Christian Olsson on the responsibility to protect, and myself on the ‘dilemmas of U.S. [...]

Comment on Stryker BCT and force structure for stability operations by [from KoW] The 2010 QDR and COIN: some initial thoughts » David H. Ucko

[from KoW] The 2010 QDR and COIN: some initial thoughts » David H. Ucko — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:23:08 +0000

[...] well configured toward counterinsurgency and stability operations? It’s an issue I alluded to on my former blog. I remain unconvinced: perhaps there is a need for a more fundamental rethink about force structure [...]

Comment on Stryker BCT and force structure for stability operations by The 2010 QDR and COIN: Some initial thoughts | Kings of War

The 2010 QDR and COIN: Some initial thoughts | Kings of War — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:51:44 +0000

Comment on Integrating Counterinsurgency in Military Education (Updated) by STéPHANE TAILLAT

STéPHANE TAILLAT — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:05:35 +0000

David,
Très intéressant. Je crois que les recommandations du Major Smith et celle de Mark Moyar me semblent familières dans le contexte de l’Education Nationale Française (as you may know, I’m a teacher in a High School, belonging to the corps of Agrégé de l’Université). A most interactive way of learning and teaching would be a balanced one versus the classical lecture on one end and the demagogical levelling of knowledge on the other
Amitiés
Stéphane

Comment on Book review: Mark Moyar’s A Question of Command by David Ucko

David Ucko — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:13:10 +0000

Hi Jeff. In all fairness, Moyar does discuss domestic political leadership, perhaps mostly in his chapters on El Salvador (Duarte vs. Cristiani), Vietnam (Diem) and the Philippines, but also when discussing Afghanistan. It is an important aspect of the debate that is often missed, but not so much in Moyar’s book.

Comment on Book review: Mark Moyar’s A Question of Command by Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:47:51 +0000

Moyar seems to miss the obvious point that the most important leadership is not that of the foreign counterinsurgent but rather that of the domestic political class.

Comment on Integrating Counterinsurgency in Military Education (Updated) by David Ucko

David Ucko — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:50:11 +0000

Not a professor yet, but thanks for the comment. Do let me know if you hear of developments on this front (COIN & PME).