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COIN Policy Social Network
January 27, 2009 | Posted by Abu Muqawama - 5:17pm | 19 Comments
Check out this dude's graph depicting the COINdinista set. Okay, I'm not upset he didn't include Abu Muqawama or our more responsible cousin the Small Wars Journal. But anyone who knows anything about COIN policy knows you can't draw a social network without putting Charlie in the middle as the hub of hubs. Also, he probably should have spelled "Petraeus" correctly. And "Fick". And "Bleuer". (Speaking of Christian Bleuer, I have not been reading his blog lately, but a quick glance was enough to remind me what a valuable resource on Afghanistan that guy is.) Anyway, a better graph than the one this dude came up with would have been far more extensive and incestuous. A friend of mine said yesterday, "I don't agree with Gian about a lot, but he is correct that the COIN crowd is a kind of mafia."
That's right, kids. A mafia we are. I am now reminded of that Monty Python skit where the mafia tries to shake down an air force base. "These are some nice F-22s, colonel. It would be a shame if something were to happen to them."
In other news, check out the prepared remarks of Sec. Gates today. They are worth reading in full.
That's right, kids. A mafia we are. I am now reminded of that Monty Python skit where the mafia tries to shake down an air force base. "These are some nice F-22s, colonel. It would be a shame if something were to happen to them."
In other news, check out the prepared remarks of Sec. Gates today. They are worth reading in full.
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