Andrew Barton wrote:
>
> > And let's remember, there has been only one or two successful counter
> insurgency wars in all the military history that I am aware of.
>
(snip)
> The issue is complicated because in modern times you can almost never
> completely eliminate an insurgent force. Most states these days are not
> willing to go to the extremes of mass deportation or genocide that would
> have been used in ancient times.
>
> Andrew
>
A key factor is that the insurgents in modern times usually have a 'safe haven' that is in another country -- and is unassabilable without igniting a war. There's a lot of those examples... Vietnam comes to mind. Nicaragua as well.
Jeff
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