Need to find: statistic on counter-terrorism

Hey all :beam:

I recently read an article which mentioned a member of the US military who recently ascended to the [head of armed forces/middle east section head/something].

This man had written a book on counter-terrorism/urban guerilla warfare, where he gave a figure for the number of troops needed per civilian to properly control a conflict zone along the lines of Iraq.

The article then went on to mention how mad it was to add more troops to iraq when under that stat there weren't enough to cover bagdahd, but that's irrelevant. I don't want this to get political.

Does anyone remember the man/the number? I know this is very vague, but if i had more details i could do this myself :laugh4:

I just can't seem to find it without the man's name :dizzy2:

Help would be appreciated :yes:

Thanks
:bow:

And please, no politics!

I suspect you are looking for General David Petraeus who has just taken command of US forces in Iraq.

He was a co-author of the new counter-insurgency manual.

Forget Baghdad. You don't know what real counter terrorism is until you've dealt with French shop-assistants. :wall:

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Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost

I suspect you are looking for General David Petraeus who has just taken command of US forces in Iraq.

He was a co-author of the new counter-insurgency manual.

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Thanks

That's exactly what i was after :bow: