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MAJ Ronald MacKay
1-63 CAB 2BDE 1AD
IAG MiTT
FOB Mahmudiya
APO AE 09322
A Good day of training. Most of it was lecture, but at least it was by some really smart guys. We learned about one guy's 13 characteristics of insurgency and counterinsurgency by a guy who has studied it for 28 years. We also discussed centers of gravity for the insurgency and the counterinsurgent. Some of it was a review, but it was good to get it again.
We also had a former big CIA chief come and talk to us about COIN too, but more so on the role of interagencies. Again, it was pretty good, but not as good as the first guy.
More COIN stuff tomorrow.
Hope you are well. Take care.
Ron
I thought the following quote summed up what our expectations for Iraq should be:
"If you break a clay pottery vase, you must buy it. You can piece it together, but itwon'tbethe same. It will have cracks and holes, and its consistency won'tbe pure. And no matter how hard you work to piece it together, it will never be the crystal vase because it never was one in the first place. The best you can hope for is a very good pottery vase."
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Ron,
Be safe over there, there aren't too many friends over there. If you or your troops need anything let know. The school does collections for troop overseas and they like to send it to someone who someone knows.
See you when you get back.
Bob
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