Comments on: Barack Obama’s Lesson in Applied Counterinsurgency http://washingtonindependent.com/25567/barack-obamas-lesson-in-applied-counterinsurgency National News in Context Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:40:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: April http://washingtonindependent.com/25567/barack-obamas-lesson-in-applied-counterinsurgency/comment-page-1#comment-35093 April Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:48:44 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=25567#comment-35093 I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has pondered this aspect of Obama's style.<br><br>I think it is unbelievably smart.<br><br>The first rule of war is 'empathizing' with the enemy.<br><br>Also, as the President of the Harvard Law Review, Obama had tons of first hand experience in listening to all sides, and ironically those that gave him the most grief with not the conservatives. I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has pondered this aspect of Obama's style.

I think it is unbelievably smart.

The first rule of war is 'empathizing' with the enemy.

Also, as the President of the Harvard Law Review, Obama had tons of first hand experience in listening to all sides, and ironically those that gave him the most grief with not the conservatives.

]]> By: April http://washingtonindependent.com/25567/barack-obamas-lesson-in-applied-counterinsurgency/comment-page-1#comment-15608 April Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:48:44 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=25567#comment-15608 I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has pondered this aspect of Obama's style.<br><br>I think it is unbelievably smart.<br><br>The first rule of war is 'empathizing' with the enemy.<br><br>Also, as the President of the Harvard Law Review, Obama had tons of first hand experience in listening to all sides, and ironically those that gave him the most grief with not the conservatives. I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has pondered this aspect of Obama's style.

I think it is unbelievably smart.

The first rule of war is 'empathizing' with the enemy.

Also, as the President of the Harvard Law Review, Obama had tons of first hand experience in listening to all sides, and ironically those that gave him the most grief with not the conservatives.

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