Irregular Warfare: One Nature, Many Characters

Since 1775, the United States Marine Corps has continuously dealt with irregular warfare in many conflicts around the globe. This irregular warfare has been fought via many activities, all of which involved our 14 leadership traits. The most prominent leadership traits used to combat irregular warfare are knowledge, judgement, and decisiveness, all of which are necessary for mission accomplishment.

A small country such as North Vietnam was able to win a war against a superpower like the United States of America, through, namely, tactics – such as Guerrilla Warfare -, the ignorance of their enemy, the attitude of the South Vietnamese, as well as a strong leader such as Ho Chi Minh. The Vietnam War was a major conflict (of the Cold War) which lasted from 1959 to 1975 , with US involvement from 1964 to 1973 . US reasons for their involvement in the war was their fear of “The Domino Effect” - or – the US fear that communism would spread to Vietnam and Southeast Asia, making them a major threat to national security. The Fall of Saigon marked the end of the war in 1975.

Arguably the bloodiest war in American history, the Civil War introduced a new type of warfare—total war. In total war, all resources are poured into military power, and any beneficial facilities are used by the military, including transportation and communication. This new type of warfare would prove to be very effective and unforgiving in the battles to come. With the invention of new types of troop and supply transports, as well as the invention of the telegraph, the war faced a new era of modern combat.

Instead of working on the techniques, training, and doctrine that took place during the war in Vietnam, they decided to avoid that type of warfare in future encounters. Ricks uses many different types of evidence to back up his claims, including testimonies of Army leaders, and intellectuals who believe that there have not been any real doctrine placed to focus on the type of warfare that was used in Vietnam since the war.

In my 27 years on this planet, I have heard little to nothing about the revolutionist and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Of the small amount of conversation which has occurred in front of me, Castro was always described in a negative way. He was described as a cruel, selfish Communist dictator who is against the ideas and beliefs of my own country. For those reasons, I have never bothered educating myself about Castro and his life. Now that I am older, my education has presented the opportunity for me to get to know Castro and see things from his perspective, the non-American perspective. Because I am curious about Castro 's rise early life, rise to power, and accomplishments during his rule, I have

From the ancient period, the United States of America grew on pillars set by men with philosophy in the occult. For instance, the members of Freemasonry and those from the other secret societies; that saw the potential in the U.S is the New Jerusalem. They foresaw the United States future as a beacon as compared to the other nations in the world, guiding the globe in the formation of the admired New World Order of enlightenment, peace and democracy. Many people would today agree with the fact that the U.S indeed in different ways is fulfilling its set role already. If nothing else attached to this, most people around the world would agree that the American dollar dominates the world financially, and among the world currencies, the dollar is the King.

Throughout the 20th century, the United States has slowly constructed a global system of control. Its superior military, weaponry and intelligence apparatus have been crucial in this system, but an equally important factor has been its control of the global economy, and its primary weapon, the U.S. Dollar. The dollar’s world reserve status alone does not make it unique, but its deeply rooted role in American and global geo-politics certainly does. As Vassili Fouskas and Bülent Gökay point out in their book The New American Imperialism, “Dollar hegemony has always been strategic to the future of American global dominance, in many respects more important than America’s overwhelming military power. While military power is more visible and useful as a display, it is the dollar’s role as reserve currency that secures the domination of the U.S. in the global economic market place”. [1] This system is built on serious fault lines and its future is the most important issue for international relations today.

A premise of COIN doctrine calls for a long-term political strategy implementing legitimacy in government instilling effectiveness in the eyes of the governed. How can one build a successful COIN campaign by supporting weak surrogate leadership as the U.S. did in both Vietnam and Afghanistan? Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan are both examples of failed

Many people believe that the persistent armed conflict in Afghanistan is was beginning to resemble another famous war that the United States has been in: The Vietnam War. Some people have coined it “Americas Second Vietnam” There are many similarities between the two wars, the majority pertaining to Counter Insurgency (COIN) operations and campaigns.

I agree that Unconventional Warfare (UW) activities support other Special Operations Core Activities. You did mentioned Military Information Support Operations (MISO) during the American Civil War accomplished by guerrilla fighters operating behind enemy lines spreading disinformation to the enemy about troop strength and dispositions, disrupted Federal supply and communication lines, and distracted contingents of troops. I find this interesting and I do wander what other Special Operation Core Activities were employed as well.

According to Thomas Friedman’s article Globalization can be defined as “the inexorable integration of markets, transportation systems, and communication systems to a degree never witnessed before – in a way that is enabling corporations, countries, and individuals to reach around the world farther, faster, deeper, and cheaper than ever before” (Friedman). The United States is the strongest country that controls the market in the world; therefore, the United States is trying very hard to keep its important role in the worlds market on the same level by focusing on the international market instead of growing the domestic market. This problem helps the inequality to be presented highly in jobs and other rights that will lead to affect other countries’

President Obama redefined the US’ Afghanistan COIN strategy in in 2009. It most strongly reflects Galula’s first law of counterinsurgency which is seen in the tactics that are incorporated in the US strategy. The support of the Afghan population is important to the strategy but the main US goal is to support their government. This strategy most closely resembles the Cost/Benefit COIN theory.

United States has long been portrayed as the country that has the biggest economy in the world. In fact, United States have the highest gross domestic product which known for its strong economic growth and sustainability, for its currency as an standard unit currency for international trading market, and for its significant influence and impact to the world market as the leading global trader. Furthermore, United States was able to surpass other countries as it is able to accumulate its capital more quickly through its extensive capitalistic approach. However, the market of the United States suddenly collapsed and immediately resulted in the inevitable economic breakdown in late 2000’s until late 2010s. This is evident through the book of Keith

The United States of America has enjoyed the strongest economy on the face of earth for quite a long time (Index Mundi, 2012). It has also enjoyed the portion of eminence on political platform. Having owned the valuable resources, the economy has gained high importance for both developing and developed nations. The currency of USD is assumed to be the common medium of transaction at international level and it is also a benchmark to calculate the value of other currencies.

As we have become a more modern society, there have been many different changes that are not only affecting every single one of us, but also the planet in which we live. During the last century, we have became more and more globalized—something that have affected many areas of our lives such as our economies, cultures and ecology. There are of course numerous of reasons why globalization might be helping or harming societies around the world, depending from where we look at it. For example, if we look at globalization from the economic point of view, we would argue that it helps us, because it allows us trade with other countries, and trade allows us to produce more goods at a cheaper price to supply people in lower social classes. In the