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I don't even know where to begin pointing out the errors in this piece. There are no-go areas in the South for government troops. The village where the two Marines were killed is in one of these areas. These areas have existed for more than the two years mentioned in this piece.

The 'insurgency' in Southern Thailand is not going to be stopped through the use of force only. It is going to be stopped the same way the communists in Thailand were stopped twenty years ago. This is a combined effort to reduce the desire to fight among the 'insurgents' and is going to take time. This is done through education and when needed, killing them.

I am curious where the author got the information that the two Marines were 'undercover'. Marines do not operate covertly. That is done by others.