[verity]

"This line shows this piece is nothing more than a rant. People like Gen. Patraeus know better than anyone here the nature of the enemy we're facing. It's a counter-insurgency - and in such a situation, a "kill 'em all" approach is disastrous because it makes more insurgents."

Concur with your view.

[RedRover]

"It's a counter-insurgency - and in such a situation, a "kill 'em all" approach is disastrous because it makes more insurgents."

How about massacres that are fabricated by our enemy to create more insurgents? There was no "kill 'em all" attitude in Haditha and I don't see evidence of one on the Afghan Highway. But I see evidence, in both cases, of extremely dubious testimony by individuals who do not wish us well. I would be very careful at jumping on the massacre bandwagon and accusing our troops of creating more insurgents.