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Counterinsurgency (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠give up on hearts and minds and aim at behavior instead, as RAND proposed: razing a village is acceptable so long as the penalty is plainly tied to helping the insurgents.