Under COIN theory, our reaction to Koran burnings is irrelevant. The people's reaction is what matters. Again, COIN operators are attempting to persuade people to support a specific government, or at least not oppose it.
It's like a politician saying "my views on X are irrelevant." In his mind they may be, but the opinion that matters is that of a majority of the voters.
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Under COIN theory, our reaction to Koran burnings is irrelevant. The people's reaction is what matters. Again, COIN operators are attempting to persuade people to support a specific government, or at least not oppose it.
It's like a politician saying "my views on X are irrelevant." In his mind they may be, but the opinion that matters is that of a majority of the voters.