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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
a main tenet of counterinsurgency doctrine is that victory is achieved when the populace consents to the government's legitimacy.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the importance of government legitimacy in counterinsurgency.

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