Filmed back in August, Lt. Col. Nagl discusses writing the US Army Counterinsurgency Field Manual, describing counterinsurgency training as "the graduate level of war."
Nagl: "The person that you're fighting with today... may turn out to be your [ally] several years later"
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=92011&title=lt.-col.-john- nagl&tag=generic_tag_john_nagl&itemId=109494
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Good training ya'll,
Ian
"Be polite, be professional, be prepared to kill."
Outstanding.
Yes, I guess many of us are lucky to not be in a combat situation like that, and are left to apply advice like 'be polite, be professional, be prepared to kill' as a metaphor in business situations and dating.
It is also a good argument for comprehensive veteran support for when our troops come home.