Capitalizing on al Qaeda’s Mistakes [2] By Colonel Mark Cancian, USMC (Ret.) - A former Assistant Chief of Staff for Assessments in Iraq reviews how we took advantage of errors made by the enemy.
Ramadi: From the Caliphate to Capitalism [3] By Andrew Lubin - Resilient U.S. troops and a sheikh who befriended the Americans have reformed what was one of Iraq’s most dangerous provinces.
Links:[1] http://www.usni.org/sites/default/files/files/mag_cover/249.jpg [2] http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/story.asp?STORY_ID=1419 [3] http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/story.asp?STORY_ID=1420