Assignment task:
The US military uses information warfare (IW) as a supporting role by facilitating and enabling combat operations. Russia has a different approach with IW, using IW early in the campaign to combat these six areas: A. Create local dissent for the governing bodies, start misinformation campaigns within the local media, discredit leadership, shape public opinion, control elections, and discredit allied forces B. Gain military favor to undermine current politics, slow down military movement, shape public opinion, revitalize local politics, control media headlines, and discredit foreign leadership C. Leverage local military or political support, discredit leadership, slow decision-making, nurture dissent, shape public opinion, foster or manipulate local sources of instability and mobilize local populations against foreign forces