The Key to Victory Against Today's Insurgents

By Terrence Daly, Staff Contributer to WinTheGWOT.org
Published with permission, from the December 2006 Marine Corps Gazette.

Our own Terry Daly provides another concise overview of "classic counterinsurgency" for the Marine Corps Gazette. He reminds us that the struggle is protracted and primarily a socio-political battle for the support of the populace. There is a role for the military, but force alone cannot win the war. The war of information is one of the primary means of reaching the populace, but it must be complemented by concrete steps taken by the counterinsurgent forces to establish an environment of safety, security, justice, and opportunity for prosperity for the people they serve.