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- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Setting aside moral considerations, those who flirt with hate speech against Muslims should realize they are playing directly into the hands of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The terrorists' explicit hope has been to try to provoke a clash of civilizations - telling Muslims that the United States is at war with them and their religion.
- Discrimination
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Western politicians propose blanket discrimination against Islam, they bolster the terrorists' propaganda.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
During the surge in Iraq, we were able to roll back the tide of al-Qaeda and associated insurgents because we succeeded in mobilizing Iraqis - especially Sunni Arabs - to join us in fighting against the largely Sunni extremist networks in their midst.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
The process to resolve post-Islamic State issues will be difficult and intense.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leaders of the various Iraqi elements will likely have their own militias, and there will be endless rounds of brinkmanship on the road to post-Islamic State boundaries, governing structures, and distribution of power and resources.
- Considerable
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- Nov 07, 2020
The challenge of Mosul and Nineveh is the considerable number of ethnic groups, religious sects, tribes, and other elements that make up the province.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no question that the Islamic State will be defeated in Mosul; the real question is what comes afterward. Can the post-Islamic State effort resolve the squabbling likely to arise over numerous issues and bring lasting stability to one of Iraq's most diverse and challenging provinces? Failure to do so could lead to ISIS 3.0.
- Formulation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The formulation of sound national policy requires finding the right overarching concepts.
- Civilization
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- Nov 07, 2020
Partners from the Islamic world are of particular importance. Indeed, they have huge incentives to be involved, as the ongoing struggles are generally not clashes between civilizations. Rather, what we are seeing is more accurately a clash within a civilization: that of the Islamic world.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Committing to a particular goal publicly puts pressure on oneself. It becomes an enormous action-forcing mechanism and often helps you achieve more than you might have had you kept your goals to yourself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were very few people who were both intercollegiate athletes and Star Men.
- Endeavor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is a competitive endeavor.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea is to go to bed every night with fewer enemies than you had in the morning.
- Degree
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- Nov 07, 2020
A certain degree of intellectual humility is a good thing.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020