They happen because one of the things an insurgent does is attack the counterinsurgent's state of mind.
Indeed, Bush's visit comes a day in advance of what could be a more significant event: a Baghdad-wide counterinsurgent crackdown involving tens of thousands of Iraqi troops.
A guerrilla who has joined the government side, or a black who has been recruited as a counterinsurgent by one of the pro-government nationalist parties.
John McCain in Washington Post We are now executing a new counterinsurgent strategy. We have a new general in command who believes in it,McCain said during a campaign swing in Florida.
David Petraeus in KTAL Winning, to a counterinsurgent, Senator, means making progress, and in that regard I think we are winning but I think that it is, I think we are winning but I think that it is a slow process,General Petraeus responded.