The Marines, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Culture

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Identity and Role 85143. USMC, Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025, 5; seconded by CommandantAmos in Eliason, “Interview with James F. Amos,” 15.144. Col. Gary W. Anderson, “Campaign Planning for Operations Other Than War,”Marine Corps Gazette (February 1996): 45.145. Hoffman, “Posturing the Corps,” 30.146. USMC, Marine Corps Operating Concepts, 3.147. Eliason, “Interview with James F. Amos,” 15.
Chapter 4Brothers in ArmsMarine Norms and ValuesIn his groundbreaking work on service culture, Carl Builder labeled a service’skey value its “altar for worship”—that which a service reveres or cherishesas an ideal. For the Navy, it is tradition and independence at sea; forthe Air Force, technology; and for the Army, service to the nation. 1 Had hedeigned to write on the Marine Corps, Builder might have perceived whatbecomes apparent across the bulk of Marine recorded histories. The key valuefor the Corps is the Corps itself. 2 Everything Marines do revolves aroundprotecting and burnishing the essence, heritage, public persona, and futureplace of the Corps. Marines unapologetically reference “our beloved Corps.”Beloved. Marines make mention of fighting for country, but Marines fight forMarines. They fight for brothers and the Corps. Although likely unconscious,the DI’s creed makes the hierarchy of Corps over country somewhat overt:“These recruits are entrusted to my care. I will train them to the best of myability. I will develop them into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basicallytrained Marines, thoroughly indoctrinated in love of the Corps and country.I will demand of them, and demonstrate by my own personal example, thehighest standards of personal conduct, morality and professional skill.” 3 Thefollowing sentiment, expressed by Sgt. Maj. Clint Kreuser, echoes the feelingsof fellow Marines who sat on the “bench” outside combat in Iraq andAfghanistan: “Every Marine wants to go over there; that’s where the fight is;that’s where our Marines are.” 4 Even if the “cause” behind an engagement isnebulous and efforts seem to be dysfunctional or failing, Marines go—or goagain—to the fight because other Marines are there. This sentiment crossesgenerations. A Vietnam- era vet stated for the record: “In combat I foughtfor the Marine Corps. I didn’t fight for this country or our flag. That wasn’tdue to any lack of patriotism, but because country and flag were too remote
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This book is dedicated to Steve, Be
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ContentsForeword by Gen. Jim Mattis
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ForewordThe last dozen years of war
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AcknowledgmentsI owe an enormous de
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IntroductionLearning Counterinsurge
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Introduction 3by service instinct r
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Introduction 5by Marine scholars te
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Introduction 7Positive blind spots
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Introduction 9Marine is tracked fro
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Introduction 11explanation and proj
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Part IThe Strategic Culturesof Amer
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Chapter 1Know ThyselfTurning the St
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Know Thyself 17actors.” 8 Strateg
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Know Thyself 19Applied and refined
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Know Thyself 21As noted earlier in
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Know Thyself 23their sometimes inno
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Know Thyself 25IdentityIdentity is
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Know Thyself 27contrary to their pr
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Know Thyself 29to military or other
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Know Thyself 31are omitted? What do
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Know Thyself 33strengthen what had
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Norms and Perceptual Lens 1353. Cap
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Norms and Perceptual Lens 13770. Ar
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Part IIMarines across a Centuryof C
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Chapter 6Setting the StageSmall War
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Setting the Stage 143troops were pr
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Setting the Stage 145comprehensive
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Setting the Stage 147follow- on fro
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Setting the Stage 149default form:
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Setting the Stage 151with them the
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Setting the Stage 153terrain and cu
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Setting the Stage 155‘New Movemen
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Setting the Stage 157his entire lif
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Setting the Stage 159legation guard
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Setting the Stage 161Nicaragua and
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Setting the Stage 163fluent in the
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Setting the Stage 165Every time a m
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Setting the Stage 167The senior Mar
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Setting the Stage 169the villagers
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Setting the Stage 171In sharp contr
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Setting the Stage 173the help of lo
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Setting the Stage 175United States
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Setting the Stage 17775. Hemingway,
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Setting the Stage 179126. Schmidt,
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Setting the Stage 181161. Peterson,
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Setting the Stage 183203. Edward Pa
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Contrasting Nation- Building 185chi
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Contrasting Nation- Building 187of
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Contrasting Nation- Building 191the
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 203comp
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 205The
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 207the
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 209“n
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 211auth
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 213stre
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Counterinsurgency Readiness 215and
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Chapter 9Counterinsurgency in IraqE
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 219their
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 221the
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 223The wi
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 225mind-
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 227Washin
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 229divisi
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 231the ra
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 233the in
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 235Despit
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 237succes
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 239the lo
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 241was st
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 243govern
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 245Alford
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 247in che
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 24913. Gr
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 25163. Sh
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 253104. M
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq 255154.
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Conclusion 257(MAGTF) as well as th
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Conclusion 259relations between inf
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Conclusion 261this knowledge to sma
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Conclusion 263these wars are not be
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Conclusion 265been detrimental to d
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Conclusion 267nation as a possessor
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Conclusion 269observers of the figh
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Conclusion 271economic initiatives.
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Conclusion 273determine whether US
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Conclusion 275who headed the civil-
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Conclusion 277since the Vietnam day
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Conclusion 2799. Capt. David J. Dan
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Conclusion 28150. Staff Maj. Gen. K
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BibliographyAdamsky, Dima. The Cult
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Bibliography 285Connable, Ben. “C
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Bibliography 287Glenn, John, Darryl
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Bibliography 289Joyner, James. “W
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Bibliography 291Millett, Allan R. S
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Bibliography 293Sledge, E. B. With
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Bibliography 295Yates, Lawrence A.
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Indexaculturalism, 41adaptability,
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Index 299Center for Advanced Operat
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Index 301eagle, globe, and anchor (
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Index 303122, 224-25, 230, 235-36,
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Index 305of, 69, 73, 75-78, 84n133.
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Index 307Peterson, Matthew H., 233P
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Index 309Tashev, Blagovest, 123team
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About the AuthorJeannie L. Johnson
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