The other half of the counter-insurgency strategy is to win the “hearts and minds” of populations that are susceptible to terrorist propaganda. The Americans did this in Vietnam by pouring in consumer goods and building up infrastructure.
反起义战略的另一半是赢得极易受到恐怖主义宣传蛊惑的“民心”。在越南，美国人通过分发消费品和建设基础设施达到这一目的。他们在伊拉克和阿富汗也如法炮制。现在的看法是，不出现重装外来军队可以使“国家建设”的民用方面更易取得进展。