Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006: RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Paper 6
by Long, AustinFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-06-09
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
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Summary
By comparing modern counterinsurgency doctrine and operations to those of 1960s, this paper tests and ultimately disproves the assumption that doctrine as written and operations as conducted are tightly linked. Ingrained organizational concepts and beliefs have a much greater influence on operations than written doctrine, and altering these beliefs will require the U.S. military to reorient itself mentally as well as physically.
Table of Contents
| Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence - The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine | p. 1 |
| Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms | p. 2 |
| Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960 | p. 3 |
| The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine | p. 5 |
| Early Doctrinal Views on COIN Organization and Operations | p. 6 |
| Early Doctrinal Views on Intelligence and COIN | p. 8 |
| Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963 | p. 9 |
| Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study 1965 to 1966 | p. 10 |
| COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968 | p. 12 |
| Doctrine in the Late 1960s | p. 15 |
| COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972 | p. 17 |
| Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003 | p. 19 |
| COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005 | p. 20 |
| COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005 | p. 22 |
| Doctrine and Operations in 2006 | p. 23 |
| Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007 | p. 26 |
| Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice | p. 26 |
| Conclusion | p. 29 |
| References | p. 31 |
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