PETERS Ralph

No silver bullets: fighting the insurgency in Iraq / Ralph Peters - 2006

This paper suggests that America's approach to counterinsurgency is flawed by "...the belief that every problem has a straigthforward solution..." Argues that this is not the case and that although there is no "silver bullet" history shows that few insurgencies enjoy long term success, and that one of the main strengths in dealing with insurgency is military officers who can think outside the box.


COUNTERINSURGENCY