Talk:Pacification

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I find the last part of the last line rather tasteless and unnecessary. "...except in the sense that dead people are usually very peaceful".

"In the context of counter-insurgency Pacification can involve much more than killing people. It also involves winning the hearts and minds of the inhabitants. Usually this is done by soldiers getting to know the people, finding out their problems, and seeking to remedy them. As an example, if a village needs medical facilities or fresh water, soldiers can send doctors and set up local hospitals and build wells. Also, often the populace will support insurgents out of fear, and not necessarily because they support their cause. If soldiers can guarantee security against the insurgents, as well as improving the inhabitant's lives, the support for the rebels will decrease and rob them of support. I think the article would be much better if it included some of these points." -Andrew Wright

[edit] Someone's proposal to move this page to Wiktionary

Some sort of page will have to be left here in Wikipedia, as many other pages link to it. Anthony Appleyard 06:32, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Note that this page has already been copied to Wiktionary, so no point in ever putting the Move to Wiktionary tag back again. --Xyzzyplugh 21:49, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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