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![]() At the same time, his concept of a global takfiri threat as a new phenomenon in asymmetric warfare may be exaggerated. He succinctly and accurately explains how these antagonists conduct a protracted fight, one centered on provoking a disproportionate military response that alienates the local population while al-Qaeda and its allies intimidate and isolate those people from America and its allies, with the goal of “bleeding the United States to exhaustion and bankruptcy” (p. ![]() Also fundamentally sound is Kilcullen’s argument that al-Qaeda and its ilk establish a base in a poorly administered or battle-torn area incur the wrath of the United States and its allies by exporting terrorism and violence and then provoke a response that angers the locals, thus producing more allies for the takfiri cause. He offers an effective and relevant synthesis of theories of conflict in the contemporary security environment to explain how the takfiris (al-Qaeda and its Islamic jihadist terrorist allies and sympathizers) rely on what he terms the “accidental guerrilla syndrome” in fighting the United States (p. Oxford University Press, 2009, 384 pp.ĭespite some limitations, David Kilcullen’s The Accidental Guerrilla is a valuable addition to counterinsurgency (COIN) literature. ![]() The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One by David Kilcullen. ![]()
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