Gates on How to Institutionalize Counterinsurgency
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 11:57 am
Newly arrived Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) asks a question close to my heart: How can Defense Secretary Bob Gates institutionalize the counterinsurgency lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan?
“Two broad approaches,” Gates says. One is “to institutionalize the thinking about counterinsurgency, particularly in the Army.” That means “putting people in the proper places,” like Gen. Marty Dempsey at the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. David Petraeus at U.S. Central Command, Gen. Peter Chiarelli as U.S. Army vice chief of staff, Gen. Ray Odierno as Iraq commander — “all those people really get it.” An institutionally bureaucracy “might be able to beat one or two people,” Gates observes, “but it’s really hard to beat four or five.”
Second is “support for the war fighter in the … development, acquisition and procurement process” that usually favors future combat. “Why did I have to go outside the regular Pentagon bureaucracy to build additional MRAPs?” — the anti-IED vehicle developed for Iraq and Afghanistan and other asymmetric, ground-based combat.
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Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Dear honorable Defense Secretary Mr. Gate
You are absolutely right about Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and other parts of the “Muslim World”
We are at the Jaff Sassani organizations have been writing about the combination of the use of military force and the establishment of the “economic Union” for our regions will defeat the terrorist organizations.
We did not hear from your intelegent officers to follow on with our plan. We hope that your new boss will use our plan to fight the terrorist organizations and their sponsors the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). Mr. Secretary with your experience and knowledge what are stopping you and your intelligence services to introduce us to your new boss Mr. President Obama. We are assuring you and your boss that Iran never will accept peace by your Government and never they are going to give up on Atomic Bomb making.
We appreciate if you give us a chance to see you.
Gen. David Petraeus, Dr.Bzrezinski, former defense Sec. Mr. William Perry has one thing in common. They are calling for economic improvement for the region. The US Government to be successful need economic Union for the region in parallel wit military forces to fight the terrorist organizations. Please read our program and the people’s region demand for economic improvement in the region.
Gen. David Petraeus is saying
“Achieving progress, needless to say, will take time,” Petraeus adds, requiring a “sustained” commitment. Progress in security needs to go hand-in-hand with development of infrastructure, the rule of law and governance capabilities, including the provision of credible elections. (All this is basic counterinsurgency stuff.) More Afghan security forces are necessary, but so are “greater civilian contributions” and greater international assistance.”
We are pleased at the “Jaff Sassani Organizations (SKDC)” if you can support the establishment of the AU or ATU. Your support does mean a lot for our organizations’. We appreciate your work with others regarding our proposed Eryan (Aryan or Iranian) Economic Union (AU) or with Turkish people (ATU). The problems are the Turks of Turkey; they are depending on the lobbyist in the Washington D.C. and EU to form the “Turkic Economic Union”. The Turks plan are going to eliminate 20-30 million Kurds; for them to make such a Union plus few hundred years of war in the region. We are going to listen to your advice; please fell free to send us message and emails.
Our goals are clear. We want peace and stable region. We are hoping that the USA, EU, Russian, India and Israel will hear our call for peaceful solutions instead of Turkey’s war plan and distractions’.
We really appreciate your support and hope for peace and prosperity for the Middle East and Asian’s people in the region.
Read more about our works and support for our plan in the
Sassani News agency
http://news.navimap.org/en-news-2415913.html?ne…
In Favor of the AU or ATU Economic Union Plan by Jaff Sassani's “SKDC” – OpEdNews
10/01/2009
In Favor of the AU or ATU Economic Union Plan by Jaff Sassani's “SKDC”
OpEdNews,?PA?- 1 hour ago
by Mullah Mohammad Afgahani Page 1 of 1 page(s) For the last one year I have been monitoring the activity of the Jaff Sassani organizations (SKDC) in Iran
Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Dear Mr. Gate
Your army Counter-Inelegance (Army CI) service in Washington DC did interview me for the linguist Job. They are wrote lot of the false statement abut me. They are make me like Osama bin Laden. Can you please have some justice to order the investigations about my case.
I am just a naturalized citizen; I do not know if I have the full citizen right or not in the USA. I am not a lawyer and do not have resources to fight your Army CI department for their unjust practice.
I hope you or some one from your office will take time to help me out. After all this America I hope won't be like the Government of the Saddam Hussein. During Saddam Hussein Government I was in the list of 192 people to be killed. The honorable US people give me refugee and since I have been working as an Engineer. I worked on the Air Force satellite communications before and did have security clearance. Why the Army CI made me look like Osama bin Laden and there are no other places to defend my right. That is why I am asking the public help and your help with my case.
I am a naturalized citizen of the USA. I do understand that the laws are counting me equal with other citizen in the country. But individuals are not counting me as a full citizen.
I was trying to serve my country the USA who adopted me during the hardest time of my life with wife and two children’s. While I was searching for job in the Army CI department the people interview; I made me look like Osama bin Laden on his paper work.
I was working on the Air force Satellite communications for many years and had security clearance (Secret) and over two years serving military war effort in Iraq. Now they are damaged my security clearance.
The US governments are accusing me to not be good citizen. I went to senator and Congress men; I am told every thing are fine but when I look for Job there are note on my interim security clearance will chase away hiring companies to consider me for the Job for over one year now.
There are no other agencies to go too. The US governments are treating me very bad; I do need help please.
I did write “Policy-designate Michele Flournoy” and asked her to hire me. I am originally from Iraq and lived in Iran’s too. I do understand the culture, religions, political structures inside out about both countries above and want to help her department but there are no way to reach these people in power.
I am writing this and hope that she and others will read my comment and start counting people like me as a citizen. I am the “naturalized citizens” and want the US Government to count me as a full citizen of the USA and give me the chance to serve in this hard time.
I hope she or her subordinate or some other people in the State department or department of defense will read this advertising of myself and will send me an email to offer me a job so I can serve my country the USA.
Thanks for any help you might provide.
Regards,
Hamma Mirwaisi
hmirwaisi@gmail.com
Jan-28-2009
Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Dear honorable Defense Secretary Mr. Gate
You are absolutely right about Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and other parts of the “Muslim World”
We are at the Jaff Sassani organizations have been writing about the combination of the use of military force and the establishment of the “economic Union” for our regions will defeat the terrorist organizations.
We did not hear from your intelegent officers to follow on with our plan. We hope that your new boss will use our plan to fight the terrorist organizations and their sponsors the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). Mr. Secretary with your experience and knowledge what are stopping you and your intelligence services to introduce us to your new boss Mr. President Obama. We are assuring you and your boss that Iran never will accept peace by your Government and never they are going to give up on Atomic Bomb making.
We appreciate if you give us a chance to see you.
Gen. David Petraeus, Dr.Bzrezinski, former defense Sec. Mr. William Perry has one thing in common. They are calling for economic improvement for the region. The US Government to be successful need economic Union for the region in parallel wit military forces to fight the terrorist organizations. Please read our program and the people’s region demand for economic improvement in the region.
Gen. David Petraeus is saying
“Achieving progress, needless to say, will take time,” Petraeus adds, requiring a “sustained” commitment. Progress in security needs to go hand-in-hand with development of infrastructure, the rule of law and governance capabilities, including the provision of credible elections. (All this is basic counterinsurgency stuff.) More Afghan security forces are necessary, but so are “greater civilian contributions” and greater international assistance.”
We are pleased at the “Jaff Sassani Organizations (SKDC)” if you can support the establishment of the AU or ATU. Your support does mean a lot for our organizations’. We appreciate your work with others regarding our proposed Eryan (Aryan or Iranian) Economic Union (AU) or with Turkish people (ATU). The problems are the Turks of Turkey; they are depending on the lobbyist in the Washington D.C. and EU to form the “Turkic Economic Union”. The Turks plan are going to eliminate 20-30 million Kurds; for them to make such a Union plus few hundred years of war in the region. We are going to listen to your advice; please fell free to send us message and emails.
Our goals are clear. We want peace and stable region. We are hoping that the USA, EU, Russian, India and Israel will hear our call for peaceful solutions instead of Turkey’s war plan and distractions’.
We really appreciate your support and hope for peace and prosperity for the Middle East and Asian’s people in the region.
Read more about our works and support for our plan in the
Sassani News agency
http://news.navimap.org/en-news-2415913.html?ne…
In Favor of the AU or ATU Economic Union Plan by Jaff Sassani's “SKDC” – OpEdNews
10/01/2009
In Favor of the AU or ATU Economic Union Plan by Jaff Sassani's “SKDC”
OpEdNews,?PA?- 1 hour ago
by Mullah Mohammad Afgahani Page 1 of 1 page(s) For the last one year I have been monitoring the activity of the Jaff Sassani organizations (SKDC) in Iran
Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
Dear Mr. Gate
Your army Counter-Inelegance (Army CI) service in Washington DC did interview me for the linguist Job. They are wrote lot of the false statement abut me. They are make me like Osama bin Laden. Can you please have some justice to order the investigations about my case.
I am just a naturalized citizen; I do not know if I have the full citizen right or not in the USA. I am not a lawyer and do not have resources to fight your Army CI department for their unjust practice.
I hope you or some one from your office will take time to help me out. After all this America I hope won't be like the Government of the Saddam Hussein. During Saddam Hussein Government I was in the list of 192 people to be killed. The honorable US people give me refugee and since I have been working as an Engineer. I worked on the Air Force satellite communications before and did have security clearance. Why the Army CI made me look like Osama bin Laden and there are no other places to defend my right. That is why I am asking the public help and your help with my case.
I am a naturalized citizen of the USA. I do understand that the laws are counting me equal with other citizen in the country. But individuals are not counting me as a full citizen.
I was trying to serve my country the USA who adopted me during the hardest time of my life with wife and two children’s. While I was searching for job in the Army CI department the people interview; I made me look like Osama bin Laden on his paper work.
I was working on the Air force Satellite communications for many years and had security clearance (Secret) and over two years serving military war effort in Iraq. Now they are damaged my security clearance.
The US governments are accusing me to not be good citizen. I went to senator and Congress men; I am told every thing are fine but when I look for Job there are note on my interim security clearance will chase away hiring companies to consider me for the Job for over one year now.
There are no other agencies to go too. The US governments are treating me very bad; I do need help please.
I did write “Policy-designate Michele Flournoy” and asked her to hire me. I am originally from Iraq and lived in Iran’s too. I do understand the culture, religions, political structures inside out about both countries above and want to help her department but there are no way to reach these people in power.
I am writing this and hope that she and others will read my comment and start counting people like me as a citizen. I am the “naturalized citizens” and want the US Government to count me as a full citizen of the USA and give me the chance to serve in this hard time.
I hope she or her subordinate or some other people in the State department or department of defense will read this advertising of myself and will send me an email to offer me a job so I can serve my country the USA.
Thanks for any help you might provide.
Regards,
Hamma Mirwaisi
hmirwaisi@gmail.com
Jan-28-2009
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