OTAS: operational thinking against the state

“A coward is a better enemy than a martyr.

An insurgent who has fled his operational area to seek sanctuary elsewhere makes a mockery of his cause and increases the freedom of maneuver for the counterinsurgent. When he hides in his sanctuary, the insurgent no longer competes for the support of the population and becomes irrelevant to the struggle. A dead or detained insurgent, on the other hand, often achieves the status of a martyr and this encourages increased violence in support of the cause, particularly if his fate came at the hands of an outside force.
Our goal should not be to capture or kill the enemy, but to render the enemy irrelevant by whatever means available.”

~Security Force Assistance Operations: Defining the Advise and Assist Brigade

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“A coward is a better enemy than a martyr.

An insurgent who has fled his operational area to seek sanctuary elsewhere makes a mockery of his cause and increases the freedom of maneuver for the counterinsurgent. When he hides in his sanctuary, the insurgent no longer competes for the support of the population and becomes irrelevant to the struggle. A dead or detained insurgent, on the other hand, often achieves the status of a martyr and this encourages increased violence in support of the cause, particularly if his fate came at the hands of an outside force.
Our goal should not be to capture or kill the enemy, but to render the enemy irrelevant by whatever means available.”

~Security Force Assistance Operations: Defining the Advise and Assist Brigade

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