Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 41 overstretched 40 overstretch 37 destabilizing 36 degenerating 36 counter insurgency 36 Sir Richard Dannatt 35 Schoomaker 35 militarized 34 resourcing 34 unfixable 34 escalation 34 peacekeeping 33 exacerbating 33 Reserve 33 perpetuating 33 armed forces 33 geopolitics 33 Army 33 destabilization 32 counterinsurgency 32 infantry battalions 32 neo colonial 32 structural imbalances 32 hasty withdrawal 32 redeploying 32 militarization 32 peacekeeping mission 32 insurgencies 32 troop rotations 31 warfare 31 deeply entrenched 31 escalate 31 escalating 31 militarizing 31 brigades 31 commanders 31 destabilize 31 National Guard 30 battalions 30 wars 30 ill equipped 30 interventionism 30 Guard 30 deteriorating 30 precipitous withdrawal 30 overextending 30 overextended 30 unwinnable war 30 lawless 30 balkanized 30 politicization 30 overstretching 30 degenerates 30 geopolitical 29 undertrained 29 war 29 militarize 29 demoralization 29 exacerbate tensions 29 underfunding 29 worsening 29 destabilized 29 Abizaid 29 redeploy 29 military adventurism 29 undermining 29 spiraling 29 instability 29 properly resourced 29 exacerbates 29 festering 28 Aggravating 28 Dannatt 28 porous borders 28 peacekeeping missions 28 rapidly deteriorating 28 unsustainable 28 misguided 28 reintegrating 28 maladjusted 28 Territorial Army 28 degenerated 28 pacifying 28 confront 28 dysfunctional 28 Left unchecked 28 redeployment 28 vicious cycle 28 redeployed 28 underdevelopment 28 cartels 28 misplaced priorities 28 ruinous 27 deterioration 27 degenerate 27 Col. Gen 27 geopolitical instability 27 exacerbate 27 entrenching 27 combat brigades 27 downward spiral