COIN Needs Afghan Leaders
By Mark Moyar on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 
Editor’s note: As the debate over America’s future course in Afghanistan roils the policy waters of Washington, noted military historian and professor at the Marine Corps University, Mark Moyar, argues in the following commentary that neither the population nor the enemy are the true center of gravity in a counter-insurgency. Leadership is the “critical variable” in these complex conflicts, Moyar argues.
