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:Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), goes even further and suggests that, "Commanders should seek 'soft' methods of destroying the enemy; by arrest, physical isolation, or subversion, for example. The use of the minimum necessary force is a well-proven counterinsurgency lesson."(12) In other words, while engaging in OOTW [Operations Other Than War], military personnel may increasingly find themselves engaging what appear to be "law enforcement duties" -- actually, in furtherance of larger counterinsurgency goals.<ref>"Military Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: A British Perspective," Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), From Parameters, Summer 1996, pp. 4-16, Available on-line at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/96summer/bulloch.htm, cited in [http://www.emergency.com/2000/roe2000.htm Rules of Engagement; The Reality, not the movie...] By C. L. Staten, Sr. National Security Analyst Emergency Response & Research Institute 28 November 2000</ref> | :Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), goes even further and suggests that, "Commanders should seek 'soft' methods of destroying the enemy; by arrest, physical isolation, or subversion, for example. The use of the minimum necessary force is a well-proven counterinsurgency lesson."(12) In other words, while engaging in OOTW [Operations Other Than War], military personnel may increasingly find themselves engaging what appear to be "law enforcement duties" -- actually, in furtherance of larger counterinsurgency goals.<ref>"Military Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: A British Perspective," Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), From Parameters, Summer 1996, pp. 4-16, Available on-line at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/96summer/bulloch.htm, cited in [http://www.emergency.com/2000/roe2000.htm Rules of Engagement; The Reality, not the movie...] By C. L. Staten, Sr. National Security Analyst Emergency Response & Research Institute 28 November 2000</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 2 May 2008
Although retired Bulloch is active in redrafting the British Army's countinsurgency doctrine in 2007 and is associated with the Land Warfare Centre[1]
- Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), goes even further and suggests that, "Commanders should seek 'soft' methods of destroying the enemy; by arrest, physical isolation, or subversion, for example. The use of the minimum necessary force is a well-proven counterinsurgency lesson."(12) In other words, while engaging in OOTW [Operations Other Than War], military personnel may increasingly find themselves engaging what appear to be "law enforcement duties" -- actually, in furtherance of larger counterinsurgency goals.[2]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/05_Programme.doc
- ↑ "Military Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: A British Perspective," Brigadier Gavin Bulloch (British Army, Ret.), From Parameters, Summer 1996, pp. 4-16, Available on-line at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/96summer/bulloch.htm, cited in Rules of Engagement; The Reality, not the movie... By C. L. Staten, Sr. National Security Analyst Emergency Response & Research Institute 28 November 2000
