Q posted about this 4 times: 4008, 4363, 4364, 4700

[Insurgency is the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify or challenge political control of a region.  (often from illicit activities). 

Oh yea, and the best way to handle insurgents is to lie and deceive them while separating them from the populous…. in other words PISS THE HELL OUT OF THEM

Neither the author of the document nor those that actually countersigned the document as US policy are part of the contact list… delegation…

https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/119629.pdf

The Counterinsurgency Guide was signed January 13, 2009 and countersigned by Fore (USAID), Gates (DOD), and Rice (NatSec Advisor)

The Exec Summary will make your eyes bleed!