Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 52 airstrikes 51 warplanes 50 counterinsurgency 49 counter insurgency 48 aerial bombardment 47 artillery 44 gunships 44 forces 44 airfields 44 battlefield 44 precision guided 44 firepower 43 infantry 43 weaponry 43 fighter planes 43 civilian casualties 43 NATO 42 militarily 42 troops 42 military 41 McChrystal 41 nuclear deterrence 41 UAVs 41 Nato 41 helicopter gunships 41 commanders 41 counterinsurgency strategy 40 cruise missiles 40 NATO airstrikes 40 sorties 40 civilians 40 COIN 39 ordnance 39 missile strikes 39 Gen. McChrystal 39 squadrons 39 warplane 39 troop levels 39 offensives 39 militaries 38 unmanned aerial vehicles 38 Security Forces 38 drones 38 missile defenses 38 troop surge 38 guerrilla warfare 38 fighter jets 38 expeditionary 38 IAF 38 IEDs 38 cluster bombs 38 bombardments 38 insurgents 38 Special Forces 38 materiel 38 Tomahawk cruise missiles 38 reconnaissance aircraft 37 cluster munitions 37 F/A-# 37 troop buildup 37 armored vehicles 37 munitions 37 electronic warfare 37 armed forces 37 nuclear weapons 37 warfighters 37 Taliban strongholds 37 troop deployment 37 troop deployments 37 avoid civilian casualties 37 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 37 unmanned drones 37 white phosphorus 37 enemy 36 Gen. Petraeus 36 armament 36 Abizaid 36 nuclear deterrent 36 fighter jet 36 urban warfare 36 helicopters 36 Air Force IAF 36 interrogation methods 36 Petraeus 36 Atlantic Treaty Organization 36 civilian 36 missile defense 36 multilateralism 36 deterrence 35 topple Saddam Hussein 35 airbase 35 combat brigades 35 weapons 35 cyber warfare 35 unmanned aircraft 35 Apache helicopters 35 sustainment 35 infantrymen 35 gunners 35 aircraft 35 noncombatants