This thesis contends the debate on whether to embrace a population
centric or enemy-centric counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan
detracts focus from building a balanced approach, customized for
the human and political landscape in each area of operation (AO).
The debate should be finally resolved since each strategic axis
represents a crucial portion of the ideal hybrid approach, which
necessarily looks different from one AO to the next. Each extreme,
whether focusing all effort on killing and capturing the enemy
(enemy-centric) or partnering with and protecting the population
from the enemy (population-centric) is unique to local conditions
on the ground. "Centric" means to focus efforts only in one
direction or the other. The "centric" banners must be dropped and
the US should maintain a balanced approach, integrating both
strategies and freeing commanders to use every available resource
across the lines of effort in the concentrations he deems
appropriate and conducive to his specific AO. The US is fighting a
counterinsuregency that necessitates both the destruction of the
enemy and the nurturing of the population. Counterinsurgency, as
another form of warfare, must utilize all elements of national
power to achieve the desired outcome. The consensus from a
comprehensive study of multiple counterinsurgency models indicates
that utilizing all available resources to achieve a balanced
approach and providing the autonomy our commanders require to
achieve success in their AOs is the most effective way to deal with
counterinsurgencies now and in the future.
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