Iraq and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency
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Mockaitis begins by providing a working definition of counterinsurgency that distinguishes it from conventional war while discussing the insurgents' uses of terror as a method to support their broader strategy of gaining control of a country. Insurgent movements, he notes, use terror far more selectively than do terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda, which kills indiscriminately and is more than willing to produce mass casualties. Such methods...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0275999475
ISBN13:9780275999476
Release Date:May 2008
Publisher:Praeger
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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