*If the aim of maneuver warfare is to shatter the cohesion of the enemy system, the immediate object toward that end is to create a situation in which the enemy cannot function.* *If the objective of maneuver warfare is to “create a situation in which an enemy insurgency cannot function,” then introducing a stronger competing insurgency to the situation will defeat the weaker movement. This is exactly what happened in the Sunni Awakening in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In that case, Sunni militias essentially became a coalition-sponsored insurgency against al-Zarqawi’s (al-Qaeda in Iraq) insurgency. Al-Qaeda’s insurgents began to turn themselves in, became absorbed by this insurgency, or were killed.7 The militias took over the role of security that the al-Qaeda insurgency was pretending to do.8 Being the same demographic that was supporting the insurgency, the militias gained support quickly and easily from the population because they were from the population. During this process, the flow of intelligence reversed and fed the militias and coalition forces instead of al-Qaeda. Essentially, the militias served as the decentralized security force that was able to shatter the enemy’s cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and unexpected actions which created a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation with which the enemy could not cope.* *If the aim of maneuver warfare is to shatter the cohesion of the enemy system, the immediate object toward that end is to create a situation in which the enemy cannot function.* *If the objective of maneuver warfare is to “create a situation in which an enemy insurgency cannot function,” then introducing a stronger competing insurgency to the situation will defeat the weaker movement. This is exactly what happened in the Sunni Awakening in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In that case, Sunni militias essentially became a coalition-sponsored insurgency against al-Zarqawi’s (al-Qaeda in Iraq) insurgency. Al-Qaeda’s insurgents began to turn themselves in, became absorbed by this insurgency, or were killed.7 The militias took over the role of security that the al-Qaeda insurgency was pretending to do.8 Being the same demographic that was supporting the insurgency, the militias gained support quickly and easily from the population because they were from the population. During this process, the flow of intelligence reversed and fed the militias and coalition forces instead of al-Qaeda. Essentially, the militias served as the decentralized security force that was able to shatter the enemy’s cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and unexpected actions which created a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation with which the enemy could not cope.* Doesn't that sound like what is being done against americans by the banks, police unions, the left, the media, and federal agencies?