The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual (FM 3-24 / MCWP 3-33.5)¶
Army, U. S., & Corps, M. (2007). The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual (FM 3-24 / MCWP 3-33.5). University of Chicago Press.
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- Reaction-Channel Back-Action
- A subtle inference is that the moral and strategic dimensions of peripheral harm align here in a way that is uncommon: the deontological case to reduce peripheral harm and the consequentialist case both point the same way, because for the actor the harm will return as cost regardless of the moral framing — which is why reaction-channel reasoning has become a staple of strategic doctrine even in traditions that do not prioritize deontological constraints.
This sourceDoctrine codifying that civilian casualties are operationally costly, that one can win engagements and lose the war, and that moral and strategic cases for restraint align.
- A subtle inference is that the moral and strategic dimensions of peripheral harm align here in a way that is uncommon: the deontological case to reduce peripheral harm and the consequentialist case both point the same way, because for the actor the harm will return as cost regardless of the moral framing — which is why reaction-channel reasoning has become a staple of strategic doctrine even in traditions that do not prioritize deontological constraints.
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