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General Nicholson : ‘In Counterinsurgency, People are the Prize’

In Afghanistan, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 8 February 2010 tagged Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, Brig. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Camp Leatherneck, Counter-Insurgency, counterinsurgency, Helmand, Helmand Valley, Insurgency, insurgent, LA Times, Los Angeles Times, Marja, Marjah, taliban with Comments

As Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called for an end to raids in Afghan villages, and defiant Marjah residents have accused the West of wreckless endangerment of the Afghan civilian population, Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson told the Los Angeles Times that he has worked hard to ensure civilian safety in Marjah.
If the United States wants [...]