I had dinner with a friend last night who serves in Northern Iraq. He was home on a leave during his 1 year deployment. Over dinner we were talking about Iraq and Afghanistan. He explained what worked during the surge and I had never heard this before.
In his words, soldiers would leave base, execute missions and return. It was that way during his 2003 time in Iraq and up til the Surge, that's how it went.
The Surge worked because soldiers DID NOT return to base but US forces stayed out with the Iraqi soldiers and police officers. That made a noticeable difference to the soldiers/police and the general population of Iraqi citizens. Interesting, it was more than extra soldiers, it was being WITH THE PEOPLE that made the largest difference.
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Sounds like a great sermon in the works. Look forward to hearing more.
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