mudvillegazette.com - 11/13/2008
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An early report on plans of the new CENTCOM commander : A CENTCOM brain trust soon will begin work on a strategy for the entire area from Egypt through Pakistan. A strategy team will attempt to apply the principles of the counterinsurgency manual to this region as a whole.
The task force ...
msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008
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An early report on plans of the new CENTCOM commander:A CENTCOM brain trust soon will begin work on a strategy for the entire area from Egypt through Pakistan. A strategy team will attempt to apply the principles of the counterinsurgency manual to this region as a whole. The task force will not develop a traditional military strategy, with its focus on offensive and defensive operations. Rather, its mission is to determine the causes of insecurity in the region and provide... read ...
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