http://mindtangle.disqus.com/enFri, 21 Jul 2006 03:34:03 -0000http://mindtangle.net/2006/07/18/israel-israel-israel/#comment-3775881And here, my contribution to that thread...<br><br>---<br><br>Sorry for getting meta, but Robb's writings on asymmetric warfare and 4GW (Fourth-Generation Warfare) are thought-inspiring stuff.<br><br>Here's his blog:<br><a href="http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/" rel="nofollow">http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/</a><br><br>From the other side, here's a convincing criticism of the glorification of 4GW:<br><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/archives2/003457.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/archives2...</a><br><br>Robb's response, and I think the underlying point to all of this: "I believe that global guerrillas will not collapse the West any more than the Internet collapsed Microsoft's monopoly. Their emergence will, however, *change* things. Don't think Vietnam. Think Israel."<br><br>Every armchair strategist talks about playing for keeps, but I believe there is no such thing in the world we currently live in. No ideological enemy can be destroyed; even dominance is not a victory. If this is true, it's not an outright condemnation of military solutions to political/cultural/economic conflicts, but it greatly reduces the scope of military solutions that make sense for a state actor.enguyenFri, 21 Jul 2006 03:34:03 -0000