Posted by
Tim Blessing on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:57:04 PM
AFGHANISTAN.
The way to control Afghanistan would be like Germany after WW II when it was divided into four occupation zones.
The Western Sectors were reunited after a few years and about 20 years ago the East was reunited with the Wester Zone.
The idea might be take the various provinces of Aghanistan that are pacified and turn them over to the Europeans, while leaving the more violent areas to our forces and the Aghan Army.
Its not the greatest solution, but an occupation based on the German Model would divide Afghanistan up and leave little room for travel.
Counterinsurgency in part depends on reuding the freedom of movement of rebel forces.
If you close off separate provinces in terms of communications then the enemy has a harder time adapting.
In essence, occupation zones based on provinces, while integrating populations within those provinces into the contemporary world.