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What the CIA, Mao and some others say about this. And they all agree.
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Guerilla warfare - "Used where to engage in conventional warfare would mean defeat."
"Must have support of people. (Mao’s metaphor of the guerilla fighter being the fish and the people the sea.)"

"Guerrillas are often characterised as terrorists by their opponents. Guerrillas are in particular danger of not being recognized as combatants because they are outnumbered and may take off their uniforms to mingle with the local population. Guerrillas are usually classified as unlawful enemy combatants."

"Guerrillas usually control rural areas with lots of places to hide, such as forests and mountains. Guerrillas rely on a friendly population to provide supply and intelligence."

From a CIA manual for guerilla warfare:
"This book is a manual for the training of guerrillas in psychological operations, and its application to the concrete case of the Christian and democratic crusade being waged in Nicaragua by the Freedom Commandos. Welcome.

"This conception of guerrilla warfare as political war turns Psychological Operations into the decisive factor of the results. The target, then, is the minds of the population, all the population: our troops, the enemy troops and the civilian population."

And if the CIA is correct, the tactics used by the US in Iraq have been they type which would ensure the rise and success of guerilla warfare. Which is always called "terrorism" by the occupying power.

Arf

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