Winning civilians ' trust is the key to the counterinsurgency , says one Army spokesman . I could tell you what time prayer was going to be and who went to that mosque . '' Lt . General Jackson says that when he enters a new country , he first tries to become its elder . Jackson says ` ` trying '' gets across in any culture , even if you 're part of a foreign army .
Winning civilians ' trust is the key to the counterinsurgency , says one Army spokesman . Lt . General Jackson says that when he enters a new country , he first tries to become its elder . Jackson says ` ` trying '' gets across in any culture , even if you 're part of a foreign army .