[Even More Politics] Winning in Al Anbar

[schizmatic]

At this point, in the last year, more Marines have died in motorcycle accidents than have died in what was once known as "the restive al Anbar province." How they won is outlined in this Power Point presentation that was made up back in 2006 by Army Captain Travis Patriquin, when the situation in the province was at its most dire. Captain Patriquin died in 2006, but the idea that he presented in that slide show was taken up, followed, and now al Anbar is one of the safest places to be an American soldier.
I wonder if somewhere in Afghanistan there isn't another company grade officer who has some similar idea about unf*cking things over there. I sure hope so.