This video of David Kilcullen, the author of this week’s cover story and the world’s greatest expert on counter-insurgency, in conversation with George Packer about Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq is well worth watching
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Anthony
May 22nd, 2009 7:42pm Report this comment"...the world’s greatest expert on counter-insurgency..."
I don't think it takes anything away from Colonel Kilcullen's undoubted talents to suggest that this statement is, at the very least, open to debate.
bill
May 22nd, 2009 11:24pm Report this commentOMG did i really just spend 25 minutes of my friday night watching this...
African Alliance
May 23rd, 2009 7:58am Report this commentAnd Iran... we're going to end up with a middle-eastern war. After blowing all our cash on that, we'll be vulnerable to China and Russia. We need to unite against Islam.
We should have milked the tits of Africa for oil not Iraq.
Fritz
May 23rd, 2009 9:31am Report this commentWell, the biggest question is why and the biggest experience is that you cant buy politics. Maybe we should realise that we are not more clever than the locals. There is some hidden colonial agenda, that is bad, and some ignorance how POOR those villagers really are. Selling children, thats their reality, and nobody will change this.
Charlie T
May 23rd, 2009 11:45am Report this commentLeave well alone and support British freedom at home.
If we leave them alone they will leave us alone.It really is that simple.
These places arent worth the fingernail of a single British soldier.
Liberal interventionism isnt conservatism.
TGF UKIP
May 24th, 2009 2:11pm Report this commentCongratulations George Packer! When it comes to verbose questions not even Naughtie can hold up a candle to you.
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