Controlling the Human High Ground Identifying Cultural Opportunities for Insurgency

摘要

Recntly general david Petraeus said, "The core of any coun-terinsurgency strategy must focus on the fact that the decisive terrain is the human terrain, not the high ground or river crossing.'" While this statement is clearly true, we must deepen our understanding to identify the high ground of that human terrain. Only after identifying and establishing control of this key human terrain will we be able to achieve the population influence required for successful counterinsurgency.