World Affairs Council Presents PENINSULA CHAPTER -- The Philippines: A Template for Effective Counterinsurgency June 17, 2009

PhD Special Forces Officer, Colonel Joseph Felter examines counterinsurgency operations in the Philippines and demonstrates that small local units possessing superior leadership, training, and access to local information are more likely to conduct effective and discriminate counterinsurgency, especially if combined with trained elite forces at this FREE event. Colonel Felter will relate lessons learned from the Philippine operations to ongoing counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Refreshments: 7:00 PM, Program: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

For more information and to register, visit the Council's website, call 415-293-4600, or email [email protected].

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