Q Post 4158 and an INTERESTING Concept I learned from Q today. "Irregular Warfare." SHADOW PRESIDENCY. SHADOW GOVERNMENT. INSURGENCY. IRREGULAR WARFARE. Q https://qmap.pub/read/4158 SOUNDS VERY EVIL. "Irregular  warfare  (IW)  is  defined  as  a  VIOLENT STRUGGLE among  state  and  non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations.  IW favors indirect  and  asymmetric  approaches,  though  it  may  employ  the  full  range  of  military and other capabilities, in order to erode an adversary’s power, influence, and  will.    It  is  inherently  a  protracted  struggle  that  will  test  the  resolve  of  our  Nation and our strategic partners. Our  adversaries  will  pursue  IW  strategies,  employing  a  hybrid  of  irregular,  disruptive, traditional, and catastrophic capabilities to undermine and erode the influence and will of the United States and our strategic partners.  Meeting these challenges  and  combating  this  approach  will  require  the  concerted  efforts  of  all  available instruments of US national power. Influencing  foreign  governments  and  populations  is  a  complex  and  inherently political activity.  This Joint Operating Concept (JOC)describes the military  role  in  protracted  IW  campaigns;  however,  these  campaigns  will  fail  if  waged by military means alone.  The nature of IW requires the US Government (USG)  to  achieve  the  level  of  unified  action  necessary  to  integrate  all  available  instruments of national power to address irregular threats.  The USG will have to develop  “Whole  of  Government”  approaches  to  waging  IW  at  the  political,  strategic, operational, and tactical levels.  Other government agencies must build their capacity to operate in unstable or hostile environments.Irregular warfare is about people, not platforms.    IW  depends  not  just  on  our  military  prowess,  but  also  our  understanding  of  such  social  dynamics  as  tribal politics, social networks, religious influences, and cultural mores.  People, not  platforms  and  advanced  technology,  will  be  the  key  to  IW  success.  The joint force will need patient, persistent, and culturally savvy people to build the local realtionships and partnerships essential to executing IW. Waging protracted irregular warfare depends on building global capability and  capacity.    IW  will  not  be  won  by  the  United  States  alone,  but  rather  through the combined efforts of our partners.  This  will  require  the  joint  force  to  establish   long-term   sustained   presence   in   numerous   countries   to   build   the   necessary  partner  capability  and  capacity  to  extend  US  operational  reach,  multiply forces available, and increase options for defeating our adversaries." https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/iw-joc.pdf "Irregular warfare (IW) is defined in United States joint doctrine as "a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations." Concepts associated with irregular warfare are older than the term itself. Former CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and Deputy Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy said at an October 2019 workshop at RAND that the Irregular Warfare Annex is a critical component of the 2018 National Defense Strategy. He said irregular warfare (IW) included counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, sabotage and subversion, as well as stabilization and information operations. It had traditionally been perceived as a predominately counterterrorism (CT) effort used to fight violent extremist organizations but it should be applied to all areas of military competition and against global powers competitors like China and Russia as well as rogue states like North Korea and Iran. Mulroy said that the U.S. must be prepared to respond with "aggressive, dynamic, and unorthodox approaches to IW," to be competitive. Irregular warfare favors indirect warfare and asymmetric warfare approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capabilities, in order to erode the adversary's power, influence, and will. It is inherently a protracted struggle that will test the resolve of a state and its strategic partners. The distinction between regular and irregular forces is unrelated to the term "irregular warfare." The term, irregular warfare, was settled upon in distinction from "traditional warfare" and "unconventional warfare", and to differentiate it as such." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_warfare