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Three Steps Toward Defeating ISIS That Are Better Than Those Heard At Tuesday’s Debate

Posted December 17th, 2015 at 12:32 pm (UTC-4)
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I can only imagine how much the Daesh terrorists enjoyed watching 2 hours of prime video footage they will likely use in their next recruitment video. … Such rhetoric sadly plays right into the ultimate strategy of Daesh — to convince naive and disturbed individuals that they are just as strong as the United States […]

The Barbarians Are Inside, And There Are No Gates

Posted November 16th, 2015 at 9:30 am (UTC-4)
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When the Allahu Akbar boys opened fire, Paris was talking about the climate-change conference due to start later this month, when the world’s leaders will fly in to “solve” a “problem” that doesn’t exist rather than to address the one that does. But don’t worry: we already have a hashtag (#PrayForParis)

Kerry: “We are on the right track” in Syria

Posted November 13th, 2015 at 5:33 pm (UTC-4)
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Secretary of State John Kerry gave an impassioned defense of the Obama administration’s strategy regarding Syria and the fight against the Islamic State. Kerry made his remarks at the United States Institute for Peace on November 11, 2015.

The Right Path to Counter Daesh

Posted July 10th, 2015 at 11:08 am (UTC-4)
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Daesh may be capable of dramatic acts of violence, but people across the globe and in the Middle East overwhelmingly reject its vision. We want to harness that rejection of Daesh and strengthen popular support for a different path, by giving a platform to those billions that are too often sidelined by Daesh’s headline grabbing violence.