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The guy has a great web page. This book seems interesting and rather timely.....anyone read it? I've got it on order......

www.hailerpublishing.com

The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War by John J. McCuen

From the Author's Preface:

"Undoubtedly, some of my readers will accuse me of ignoring the deeper causes of revolutionary wars….......Nevertheless, experience indicates that often the governing authorities do not recognize the danger in time and allow a revolutionary movement to spawn. By this time, mere reforms will not only be ineffective but will be thwarted by the revolutionaries who want only to oust the old regime. Much more important, however, will be the fact that often the Free World cannot allow the country to pass under the control of Communist-supported (or Islamic Fundamentalist) revolutionaries. In such a situation, we cannot predicate our actions on what might have been. WE MUST ACCEPT THE SITUATION AS IT IS, AND WIN."

Although he's a supporter of the "Hearts and Minds" school, McCuen takes it a step further, and advocates that one should take the techniques of the insurgent, AND USE THEM AGAINST HIM. By establishing groups of indigenous "counter-insurgent insurgents", who are free to take the fight to the enemy in their cross-border sanctuaries, McCuen argues that fighting "fire with fire" is the only way to win.