A Conversation With David Kilcullen

David Kilcullen (left) asks a question of Lt. Col. Michael Infanti.
(Army.mil)/(Photo from Washington Independent)

From The Washington Post:

Why is an Aussie anthropologist coaching American generals on how to win wars? David Kilcullen, an Australian army reservist and top adviser to Gen. David H. Petraeus during the troop surge in Iraq, has spent years studying insurgencies in countries from Indonesia to Afghanistan, distinguishing hard-core terrorists from "accidental guerrillas" -- and his theories are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the West. Kilcullen spoke with Outlook's Carlos Lozada on why Pakistan is poised for collapse, whether catching Osama bin Laden is really a good idea and how the Enlightenment and Lawrence of Arabia helped Washington shift course in Iraq. Excerpts:

What is the real central front in the war on terror?

Pakistan. Hands down. No doubt.

Why?

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More News On David Kilcullen's Remarks

Kilcullen speaks -- Foreign Policy
Australian anthropologist-soldier now drives US policy on war on terror -- Times Of India
Pakistan may collapse in six months: US General -- The New Nation

Pakistan. Hands down. No doubt.

Why?

Read more ....

More News On David Kilcullen's Remarks

Kilcullen speaks -- Foreign Policy
Australian anthropologist-soldier now drives US policy on war on terror -- Times Of India
Pakistan may collapse in six months: US General -- The New Nation
CENTCOM Advisor gives Pakistan six months before it collapses -- Thaindian
The real central front in terror -- AJC
Afghanistan: New tactics, same strategy? -- BBC

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