| 1 | Anti-terrorism gave way to its much more potent cousin, anti-insurgency. | |
| 2 | Just now, Afghanistan needs foreign troops to undertake COIN. | |
| 3 | As for the counterinsurgency campaign - this summer is going to be a critical period. | |
| 4 | Our counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan is really focused on winning the people. | |
| 5 | The counterinsurgency approach has helped avert an American defeat in Iraq, and may yet do so in Afghanistan. |