“The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.” IfsMistakeStupidPopulationFinishedOperationsInsurgencyStupid Mistake Author:Meles Zenawi
“It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very surprising.” PeopleIfsDoeSaidForceInterestingCenturyArgumentClaimsIntelligentSurpriseTerrorismTerroristSurprising21st CenturyVery InterestingSurprise MeAppeaseSpawn Author:Meles Zenawi
“If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would be a big mistake.” IfsBigsWould BeOrderMistakeDevelopmentUnionsAssistanceEuropean UnionPeanutsBig Mistake Author:Meles Zenawi
