Resistance/insurgent operations should
be inherently offensive in nature. Defensive operations by guerrilla
forces should be the exception that proves the rule. Whether the goal
of such an operation is to protect the personnel and physical
infrastructure of a widely dispersed guerrilla base in the mountains,
a rural farming community that provides foodstuffs for the logistical
support of the resistance, or an individual survival retreat
homestead, the old cliche that the best defense is a good offense
holds true.
Nevertheless, defensive protective
operations may be critical to support and/or facilitate further
offensive efforts, as well as to prevent enemy penetration of
resistance-controlled territory and destruction of critical
resistance support infrastructure. Defensive operations are conducted
to resist, defeat, or destroy an enemy assault only in order to
facilitate follow-on offensive actions. Otherwise, the resistance
element should always choose to evade contact with an attacking enemy
force, choosing to fight on their own terms instead.
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