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‘first’ surge: the repulse of the Easter Invasion in South Vietnam, 1972 – implications for Iraq and Afghanistan / Lomperis, Timothy J   Article
Lomperis, Timothy J Article
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Summary/Abstract In a military intervention, do surges work? I compare the failed ‘surge’ in Vietnam, the repulse of the Easter Invasion in 1972, as a means of assessing the more ambiguous surges in Iraq and Afghanistan. I identify four features of a surge for this analysis: the military dimensions and strategy of the surging forces, the military capabilities of the host forces, the political vitality and will of the host country, and the political commitment in the domestic politics of the intervener. I find that the last feature is the most critical; and, in all three surges, the American political commitment was lacking.
Key Words Small wars  Intervention  Counterinsurgency  Insurgency  Iraq  Afghanistan 
Vietnam  Asymmetric Warfare  Surge  Residual Force 
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