Phillipine Insurrection Argumenative Essay

Running Head: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS

Argumentative Essay on Counterinsurgency Operations:

The Philippine insurrection from 1899-1902

And

The French War with Algerian Rebels: 1950s and early 1960s

24 August, 2010

Outline

Broad Topic: Compare and contrast two counterinsurgency campaigns

Narrow Topic: The American Philippine insurrection from 1899-1902 versus The French War with Algerian rebels from 1950 through the early 1960s.

Thesis: To win any counterinsurgency war you must learn and continue to learn both your enemy’s and your allies’ customs, courtesies, cultural habits and the terrain upon which you are engaging them on.

I. Introduction/ Overview

A. The importance of analyzing counter insurgencies.

II. The Philippine insurrection from 1899-1902

A. Outcomes on the battlefield

B. Achieving strategic goals

III. The French War with Algerian Rebels: 1950s and early 1960s.

A. Outcomes on the battlefield

1. Guerilla Tactics

2. Army Tactics

3. Government Tactics

B. Achieving strategic goals

IV. Comparing and Contrasting the French war with Algerian Rebels and The Philippine Insurrection.

V. The Global War on Terrorism

A. Lessons Learned

VI. Conclusion

Abstract

As long as there is a war or peace keeping mission, there will always be a need for counterinsurgency operations. To achieve successful counterinsurgency operation you cannot be one or two dimensional but must be 3 and sometimes 4 dimensional because the situations are not engraved in stone but are fluid and constantly changing with the times. From these two examples you will see a hardened route with little flexibility and a more fluid route that is open to adaption and improvisation but they both have their rights and faults that you must balance to achieve what works best according to the missions end statement.

The Philippine Insurrection

The Philippines...