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  Appendix B READINGS FOR COIN TACTICAL LEADERS IN A TIME-CONSTRAINED
  ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................. B-1
  Appendix C TWENTY-EIGHT ARTICLES: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPANY-LEVEL COIN .. C-1
  Introduction ........................................................................................................ C-1
  What is Counterinsurgency? .............................................................................. C-1
  Preparation......................................................................................................... C-2
  Golden Hour ....................................................................................................... C-4
  Groundhog Day .................................................................................................. C-6
  Getting Short ...................................................................................................... C-8
  Four “What Ifs” ................................................................................................... C-8
  Appendix D TWENTY-SEVEN ARTICLES OF T.E. LAWRENCE .............................................. D-1
  GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1
  REFERENCES ........................................................................................ References-1
  INDEX ................................................................................................................ Index-1
  Figures
  Figure 1-1. Comparison of insurgent's and counterinsurgent's perspectives of time. .............. 1-6
  Figure 1-2. ASCOPE. .............................................................................................................. 1-8
  Figure 1-3. Civil considerations overlay. ................................................................................ 1-10
  Figure 1-4. Taxonomy of culture. ........................................................................................... 1-19
  Figure 1-5. Changes in cultural capability over time. ............................................................. 1-24
  Figure 2-1. Insurgency. ............................................................................................................ 2-1
  Figure 2-2. Components of Malaysian Insurgency (circa 1950). .............................................. 2-2
  Figure 2-3. Organizational elements of an insurgency. ........................................................... 2-3
  Figure 2-4. Example insurgent organization. ........................................................................... 2-5
  Figure 2-5. Range of popular support. ................................................................................... 2-12
  Figure 2-6. Shifts between strategies and phases. ................................................................ 2-20
  Figure 3-1. Full-spectrum operations. ...................................................................................... 3-6
  Figure 3-2. Example lines of effort for a counterinsurgency. .................................................... 3-8
  Figure 3-3. Rheostat approach to the lines of effort.. ............................................................... 3-9
  Figure 3-4. Example format for AO platoon requirements worksheet. ................................... 3-15
  Figure 3-5. Clear-hold-build framework. ................................................................................ 3-18
  Figure 4-1. Lines of effort. ....................................................................................................... 4-8
  Figure 4-2. COIN MDMP. ...................................................................................................... 4-16
  Figure 4-3. Course of action analysis (wargame). ................................................................. 4-19
  Figure 4-4. Example expanded synch(ronization) matrix. ...................................................... 4-21
  Figure 4-5. TLPs in COIN. ..................................................................................................... 4-22
  Figure 4-6. Lethal and nonlethal targeting. ............................................................................ 4-26
  Figure 4-7. Targeting and MDMP. ......................................................................................... 4-27
  Figure 4-8. Targeting battle rhythm. ...................................................................................... 4-30
  Figure 5-1. Infiltration by company. ......................................................................................... 5-7
  Figure 5-2. Infiltration by squad/platoon. ................................................................................. 5-7
  Figure 5-3. Comparison of cordon and search methods. ......................................................... 5-8