Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 59 Cordesman 54 Rumsfeld 54 Bacevich 53 Schoomaker 53 Gen McChrystal 53 Gen Petraeus 52 Gen. Petraeus 52 Dubik 52 Petraeus 51 counterinsurgency 51 McChrystal 51 Carafano 50 Abizaid 50 Odierno 49 Max Boot 49 Michael O'Hanlon 48 troop levels 48 Quadrennial Defense Review 48 Zinni 48 Gen. McChrystal 48 Pentagon 48 Counterinsurgency 47 troop reductions 47 Blackwill 47 counter insurgency 46 QDR 46 troop escalation 45 Natynczyk 45 Lawrence Korb 45 Winkenwerder 45 Admiral Mullen 45 commanders 44 Stephen Biddle 44 troop surge 44 irregular warfare 44 Donald Rumsfeld 44 Di Rita 44 Spencer Ackerman 44 Iraq 44 Benderman 44 Anthony Cordesman 44 counterinsurgency strategy 44 troop buildup 43 Chiarelli 43 General Ray Odierno 43 combat brigades 43 troop drawdown 43 Robert Gates 43 Defense Donald Rumsfeld 43 Taguba 43 Swannack 42 airpower 42 Ray Odierno 42 Indyk 42 precipitous withdrawal 42 Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno 42 Donald H. Rumsfeld 42 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 42 Mankiw 42 Schloesser 42 Karl Eikenberry 42 Zakheim 42 Peter Schoomaker 42 Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno 41 Patrick Cockburn 41 Loren Thompson 41 General Stanley McChrystal 41 JFCOM 41 Krauthammer 41 RUMSFELD 41 warfighting 41 Khalilzad 41 Tet offensive 41 Feith 41 Nagl 41 Geren 41 unconventional warfare 41 Kilcullen 41 McKiernan 41 Shinseki 40 Stavridis 40 Stanley McChrystal 40 Bilmes 40 Fidell 40 Ricks 40 Lt. Gen. Lloyd 40 Kristol 40 troop withdrawal 40 Zarqawi 40 DOD 40 Sadr militia 40 Swonk 40 Centcom 40 JIEDDO 40 Esperon 40 Duelfer 40 Ya'alon 39 GWOT 39 domino theory 39 Mattis 39 Cambone