US Army Counterinsurgency Operations

Abstract

They say, history repeats itself. Counterinsurgency operations are imbedded in our past and we prepare for them in every situation today. If we expect our military forces to succeed in these operations, we must train them to avoid any mistakes we made in past experiences. This paper will compare the counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam and Iraq. It will explore some key mistakes made in Vietnam and point out how we are avoiding those mistakes in Iraq. It asks the question, did we win in Vietnam and are we winning in Iraq and provides a perspective on the question.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2009
Accession Number
AD1111776

Entities

People

  • Daniel J. Forrest

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Operations
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Elections
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • History
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military History
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Security
  • South Vietnam
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.