FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF FRUSTRATION

摘要

Dr. Mark Clodfelter's article "Forty-Five Years of Frustration: America's Enduring Dilemma of Fighting Insurgents with Air-power" (Spring 2011) is a predictable academic article but misses the point entirely. Airpower is an essential element in counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy but not as a stand-alone solution. COIN strategy is a combination of combat operations, reconstruction, and nation building. The US/ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance flexes and adapts to the enemy's tactics each and every time he changes strategies. This has been the case from the