(2004-08-13) Robb Guevera Iraq Foco

John Robb on Che Guevera, Dealing With Terrorism and the War On Iraq. A Fo Co insurgency is one that forgoes the methodical political indoctrination of the population in favor of small bands of fast moving guerrillas that gain victories against state forces.

PamelaHess quotes Joe Letoile on the insurgency. "In a Maoist revolution you have the politics and then you build to a guerilla movement and then a conventional war," he said. In a foco insurgency, you start with the violence. It's an anti-doctrine. It goes after something. It doesn't build something.".. "You can't look at this like it's a football game, that they have a huddle call. It's fluid, it's continuous, and it veers wildly. We have to have agility and flexibility to deal with it. You have to be proactive and shape it," L'Etoile said. (FourGW)