Dienas grauds

“The greatest domestic threat of Fourth Generation Warfare to the United States is not in physical damage or human casualties, but that in protecting ourselves from internal and external threats that we evolve into a national security state unrecognizable to the vision of our founders. That would be real defeat.” 

Gary Anderson, USMC Colonel (ret.)

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… Perhaps the greatest strength of armed non-state actors is that centralized leadership is not the key to success of the movement. Most are begun by charismatic leaders, but they are not dependent on such leaders for survival.

… A second strength of 4GW warriors is that they are not constrained by rule of law, but they are not above using it when it is to their advantage.

… A final strength of Fourth Generation Warriors is that their tactical execution is almost totally decentralized.

… The lack of communications is probably the greatest weakness of 4GW organizations

… Fourth Generational Warriors lack an operational level of war. They cannot put their considerable tactical successes together into a coherent campaign to achieve strategic objectives.

… Another of the most critical weaknesses of armed non-state actors against the security forces of nation-states is the lack of quality control.

… A final vulnerability, and probably the most dangerous one for Fourth Generation warriors is that they find it hard to handle success.