Amid little scrutiny, US military ramps up in Afghanistan

MAJ Ken Landgren it’s always been that way

Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension of the relationship that should exist between the people and the troops. The former may be likened to water the latter to the fish who inhabit it. How may it be said that these two cannot exist together?
On Guerilla Warfare (1937), Chapter 6 - "The Political Problems of Guerilla Warfare"
— Mao Zedong

In the Revolutionary War, our militia sometimes dispersed and went home, thereby giving the British decisive victories.