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[bacasper]

U.S. to Raise 'Irregular War' Capabilities

By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 4, 2008; Page A04

The Pentagon this week approved a major policy directive that elevates the military's mission of "irregular warfare" -- the increasingly prevalent campaigns to battle insurgents and terrorists, often with foreign partners and sometimes clandestinely -- to an equal footing with traditional combat.

The directive, signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England on Monday, requires the Pentagon to step up its capabilities across the board to fight unconventionally, such as by working with foreign security forces, surrogates and indigenous resistance movements to shore up fragile states, extend the reach of U.S. forces into denied areas or battle hostile regimes.

The policy, a result of more than a year of debate in the defense establishment, is part of a broader overhaul of the U.S. military's role as the threat of large-scale combat against other nations' armies has waned and new dangers have arisen from shadowy non-state actors, such as terrorists that target civilian populations.

"The U.S. has considerable overmatch in traditional capabilities . . . and more and more adversaries have realized it's better to take us on in an asymmetric fashion," said Michael G. Vickers, assistant secretary of defense for special operations/low-intensity conflict and interdependent capabilities, and a chief architect of the policy.

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[samcheokguy]

How exactly would one make more iraqs? Out of what? Isn't the original enough?

[Jandar]

Trumped up troofer title.

These strategies are being developed to counter non-state entities that are engaged in aggressive violent actions against state entities or civilian targets.

I suppose the OP would have us sit back and enjoy it.

[Ya-ta Boy]

This approach is about 7 years behind schedule. It should have been adopted on 9/12.

[bacasper]

[Tiger Beer]

At first glance, I thought this meant that significantly more of a quota of Iraqis would be given American citizenship and passports.