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This paper examines the future of US military strategy in light of the lessons learned from the past eight years of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. The author focuses on irregular warfare as the primary form of conflict in the future and on the strategic posture needed to address its specific challenges effectively. The author discusses, among other things, the need for enhanced advisory missions, the importance of winning the 'information battle' on the ground, and the need for small-unit dominance against an adaptive and diabolical enemy.