Fighting To Win Hearts And Minds In Anbar By Matt Sanchez
US Military Civil Affairs Units Help Turn the Tide in Troubled Sunni Province
Fallujah - The official role of Civil Affair units is to "help military commanders by working with civil authorities and civilian populations in the commander's area of operations to lessen the impact of military operations on them during peace, contingency operations and declared war." That's a mouthful.
It's great to have people in high places make bald decisions, but someone actually has to carry out those decisions out. I'd call civil affairs the "boots on the ground" section in the diplomacy department. Their tasks can range from developing a police precinct, to making sure the sewers are running. The civil affairs unit engages the population, asks them what they need and, if it fits the general mission, work to get it. They're like armed social workers who ride in armored vehicles.
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