Changes

From the time [[Baghdad]] fell in 2003, American leadership at the highest levels, beginning with [[Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]], were reluctant to admit an insurgency - an armed uprising against the new Baghdad regime - was taking place.

From the time [[Baghdad]] fell in 2003, American leadership at the highest levels, beginning with [[Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]], were reluctant to admit an insurgency - an armed uprising against the new Baghdad regime - was taking place.

Traditional American counter-insurgency cuts deeply against the Army’s institutional instincts which focuss

Traditional American counter-insurgency cuts deeply against the Army’s institutional instincts which focus on combat operations.  The Army’s most recent field manual on the subject was two decades old focusing on hunting people and an approach called “kill-capture.” Ultimately there are more insurgents than when they started.

on combat operations.  The Army’s most recent field manual on the subject was two decades old focusing on hunting people and an approach called “kill-capture.” Ultimately there are more insurgents than when they started.

==Afghanistan==

==Afghanistan==