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We've set the bar so incredibly high for a country that lacks the fundamental criteria intrinsic to the Westphalia model: (a) a legitimate host nation government (b) that possesses secure and internationally recognized borders, and (c) wields a monopoly on the use of force.
But no matter how much the Pentagon spins their message into the mainstream U.S. media, the facts on the ground show that the insurgency continues to spread, that violence is increasing, that U.S. troop deaths are increasing, and that the U.S. lacks one of counterinsurgency's own premises for success: a legitimate host nation government.
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These escalation opponents relentlessly hammered the proponents of a counterinsurgency (COIN) effort for their inconsistencies and self-contradictions, especially with regard to the COIN doctrine's need for a legitimate host-nation partner.
The Underground State assumed that the Polish resistance would aid the advancing Soviet forces, and AK commanders and representatives of the administrative authority would assume the role of legitimate hosts.
Unlike their supposed legitimate counterparts, hosts such as Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon provide the satire and humor that is obviously present in nearly every political decision and event.
Mr. Olbermann asserted in a statement backed up by his manager, Michael Price, that he was not given a "legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions".
Mr. Olbermann did not directly cite production values as a reason for his absence, but he said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "I was not given a legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions".
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson described the arrest as "very significant", though LulzSec itself was quick to claim Cleary was not a member of the group and had only allowed it to host "legitimate chatrooms" on his server.
Michael Sutton, from security research firm Zscaler, said that hackers using legitimate websites to host malicious content was now the norm.
No legitimate talk show host would request a fee.
Olbermann fired off a statement saying that he was "not given a legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions," adding, "They know it and we know it.
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