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Examples Of Variations In Tactics

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Variations in Tactics. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers (Sun Tzu, Art of War). Since 2002, the United States counterinsurgency strategy has shown that it has a heavy credence resembling Clausewitz–esk strategy. Using this type of battle stratagem emphasizes using superior western technology, doctrine fixated on lethal operations, and a misrepresented western view on jus ad bellum (just cause for war). The war in Afghanistan has largely been one fail after another due in part to the generals who following the teachings of 19th century German military strategist Carl Von Clausewitz who advocates for the use of superior

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