Although this new warfare doctrine helped cut the National Liberation Front (FLN) from its popular base, it proved to be a double-edged sword, in that it led to the politicization of the French army, which would gradually abandon its traditional role.
Bien qu’elle permette de priver le Front de Libération Nationale de sa base populaire, la nouvelle doctrine de guerre s’avérera une arme à double tranchant, amenant progressivement l’armée française à se politiser et à sortir de son rôle traditionnel.