Grey Zone operations seek to gain advantages over enemies without resorting to 'kinetic warfare'
They are designed to remain below the threshold of conflict gains without
1. Escalating to overt warfare
2. Crossing established red-lines
3. Exposing the practitioner to the penalties and risks that such escalation might bring
This general calls it 'phase 0' - pre conflict
https://youtu.be/qOTYgcdNrXE?t=856
> working to shape and influence people's perceptions before a conflict occurs.
He talks about multi-domain operations, maneuvering yourself to positions of relative advantage before getting into conflict.
And once you're in conflict, overwhelming your enemy with multiple dilemmas, so that they're so they're so confused they can't tell their ass from their elbow.
You have been watching the deep state unravel, not knowing when the hammers are going to hit, losing influence on people's minds day in day out.
Meanwhile, you can see all the pieces are being put in place and there's nothing they can do about it.
