A Quote by Stanley A. McChrystal

Military leaders, many of whom were students of counterinsurgency, recognized the dangers of an incremental escalation and the historical lesson that 'trailing' an insurgency typically condemned counterinsurgents to failure.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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Failure Condemned Counterinsurgency Dangers Escalation Historical Incremental Insurgency Leaders Lesson Many Military Military Leader Recognized Students Trailing Were Whom

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Stanley A. McChrystal
American - Footballer
Born: August 14, 1954

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