Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines: what would Sun Tzu say?

From: Military Review | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Maxwell, David S. | Copyright information

IN THE GLOBAL War on Terrorism (GWOT), while Operation Enduring Freedom aims to defeat the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (OEF-P) continues with little fanfare. The operation began in response to the kidnappings of U.S. citizens by the Abu Sayyef Group (ASG), a radical Muslim organization backed by al-Qaeda.

From the U.S. perspective, the GWOT is a counterinsurgency operation on a global scale-a fight pitting those who believe...

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