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  • * That the [Foothold, Tripwire, Encirclement] policies of the [20th] Century will continue to without end, as they are.

    Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

  • * That the [Foothold, Tripwire, Encirclement] policies of the [20th] Century will continue to without end, as they are.

    Matthew Yglesias » Charter School Metaphors 2010

  • * We believe that the [Foothold, Tripwire, Encirclement] mentality of the American-Israeli Empire will in the end be rejected and seen for what it is old think, [20th] Century Do-Over, more of a threat than it is a defense, a wall to be torn down as was the Berlin Wall, a relic of a past era that must end.

    Matthew Yglesias » Charter School Metaphors 2010

  • * We believe that the [Foothold, Tripwire, Encirclement] mentality of the American-Israeli Empire will in the end be rejected and seen for what it is old think, [20th] Century Do-Over, more of a threat than it is a defense, a wall to be torn down as was the Berlin Wall, a relic of a past era that must end.

    Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'The Increasing Encirclement of Iran'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'In his testimony McConnell emphasizes Iranian attempts to enrich uranium as well as Iran\'s capacity to fire long-range weapons.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: The Increasing Encirclement of Iran 2008

  • Encirclement of a larger grouping than a single enemy corps would require the forces of two or even three army groups, with two army groups each providing one wing of encirclement and completing the ring deep in the enemy's operational rear.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Encirclement is a suitable form of maneuver when --

    FM 100-61 Chptr 2 Strategic Operations United States Army 1998

  • Encirclement with a single penetration (against a natural obstacle).

    FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Encirclement operations require careful organization of command and control, especially if two or three army groups are participating.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 2 Strategic Operations United States Army 1998

  • Encirclement operations require careful organization of command and control, especially if two or three army groups are participating.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 2 Strategic Operations United States Army 1998

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