To start a little history….today, 14 July, is Bastille Day….the defeat of the French monarchy…..
For a couple of years now we have been told that this country will defeat the menace ISIS…..personally, I believe that we can defeat them…..but so far there have been very few plans put forth…..
I do not know if many realize this one simple fact…to defeat ISIS you must have a PLAN!
A couple of months ago I wrote a post along these lines…..it included a plan that I had found on the ‘net……
Source: Defeating ISIS – In Saner Thought
Since I wrote that piece I have found a few other thoughts on the techniques that it will take to bring this murderous bunch down……
I read an article that says that using ex-ISIS fighters to help stem the tide of the social media recruiting programs of ISIS…
A new project that compiles testimony from former ISIS members who escaped and fled to Turkey could help stifle the appeal of the group’s propaganda.
Source: Islamic State Defectors Hold Key to Countering Group’s Recruitment
I also read a paper by the US Institute for Peace that puts forth the idea of using a Gandhian technique of non-violence……
The extremist group ISIS exhibits attributes of both an insurgency and a totalitarian regime. Even top U.S. generals acknowledge that military force alone is insufficient to degrade, much less defeat an organization that rules an area larger than the United Kingdom. ISIS will only be weakened through a multifaceted strategy combining diplomatic, economic, political and other means. Organized civilian action that aims to disrupt and deny the group’s key sources of power could be a critical part of that strategy.
Source: Defeating ISIS Through Civil Resistance? | United States Institute of Peace
This one has me skeptical……I just cannot see where the use of non-violent protests will do nay damage to a group that relishes the use of murder, torture and rape as weapons…..
If you have read the Peace Institute paper….what do you think?
Once the caliphate collapses what will be the targets for the military ops?
Keep in mind that terrorism is a tactic not an entity….”lone wolf” attacks are hard to predict and even harder to defeat.
The W.O. thrives on disruption……so does the media.
while the people sleep…
I agree….
fight fire with fire…..alas.
Vive la Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution by Mark Steel Published by HayMarket Books…but back to the actual content of this post……Pryor was just comic relief…pun intended; the world almost needs ISIS to carve out enough territory so they can establish a government and an actual spot on the map before we can defeat anything. It is hard to shoot an idea or issue without an entity to fight against. You can kill a man but not really an idea.
Americas’ Natives, American Emigres, Vietnamese, vigilantes, and psychos have all fought very well against actual formed military groups. An individual with no sense of “the rules” is very hard…dare i say….impossible to defeat. You can cut off a snake’s head but if it keeps growing back…you need to kill the body too. ~~dru~~
Well said…..the problem is if they had done a little research then the tactics would have been different and this thing would not have lasted 15 years…chuq
I think the internet is the best weapon to defeat them; in fact, the information I can find now seems to indicate a lot of information the W.O. folks, and, thus, our government would rather not have known is becoming almost readily available, and is spreading the concomitant sense of discontent among the people on the streets, the ‘sleepers’, if you will. For example, it has become increasingly clear that the CIA, among other US agencies, has been feeding ISIS with intel, as well as arms, and financial support, all along…. THAT simple fact is one of many they don’t wish to become commonly known, and they are reacting with ever more false flag campaigns (such as the recent rash of shootings involving police and the public) to stir up and distract the sleepers from looking at it too long.
The threads of society are beginning to look more than just a little bit frayed, to me…. chaos is not far off, in a cosmic sense, or, even in real time….
gigoid the dubious
changed my mind…
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The internet is a fine weapon….but it must be properly used like any weapon…chuq
The Web-pipes is weapon in the way that the dung caged monkeys throw at each other is a weapon.
The only sure fire way I know of to reach a resolve: Do nothing
At least for a period of time to let the dust settle. Only then, and after a second sober thought, can a true evaluation and go forward be achieved in a meaningful way.
It is collapsing under its own weight…