"[They are aimed at] conflicts in high density urban areas...against enemies having social and cultural traditions that may be counter-intuitive to us, and whose actions often appear to be irrational because we don't understand their context."
Thanks. Good stuff!
I have a friend who is about to get his PHD in medieval history, and is looking to join the military, as he says they need me, I know how the Islamists think. We need people that know the difference between (say) Egypt & Malaysia the way people live...etc. as the US military is going to be spending a great deal of time in the "dark Disconnected Places of the world" as Thomas P M Barnett puts it.
He sounds brilliant, and God bless him for wanting to serve his country.