The economic function seeks to provide essential services and stimulate long term economic growth, thereby generating confidence in the government while at the same time reducing the pool of frustrated, unemployed young men and women from which insurgents can readily recruit.

Re-written for the deep state:

The economic function seeks to undermine essential services and stagnate long term economic growth, thereby generating a lack of confidence in the government while at the same time increasing the pool of frustrated, unemployed young men and women from which we can readily recruit.

Ultimately, the

desired end state is a government that is seen as legitimate, controlling social, political,

economic and security institutions that meet the population’s needs, including

adequate mechanisms to address the grievances that may have fueled support of the

insurgency.