Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.

Sabaa Tahir
Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.
Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.
Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.
Seeing the enemy as human. A general's ultimate nightmare.
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In the book, "Counterinsurgency," David Galula states that "the essence of counterinsurgency is to create a military force that can win the population's hearts and minds." When a military forces sees the enemy as a human being rather than a soldier intent on killing them, then the chances of success are greatly increased. There have been many wars going on in our history where we have not been able to see our enemies as humans. In many cases, they were seen as other things, such as animals. In other cases, they were seen as threats to our way of life. The difference between keeping humanistic relationships with our enemy and defeating them rests in how we view our enemy.

Source: An Ember In The Ashes

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