A full-blooded war in its early stages is now underway, involving two
antagonists, the Islamic State led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, known to his
followers as Caliph Ibrahim, and the United States of America, led by
President Barack Obama. The former, creator of the world's first Islamic
caliphate in nearly a century, is strong-willed, determined, persistent
and utterly ruthless. The latter, by contrast, is a reluctant warrior,
tentative, incoherent in his understanding and articulation of the
threat posed by his nemesis, and prone to missteps.
It is the distinction in the capacities of these two leaders far more than the relative military potential of the two opposing actors that will determine the outcome of this potentially epochal struggle. The present trajectory revealed in the leadership style and substance of the President leads me to a pessimistic assessment of this evolving military conflict .
The following comprises my diagnosis of why President Obama is leading the United States towards a potentially cataclysmic outcome for his nation.
For the complete analysis click here: President Obama Wages War on the Islamic State, aka ISIS and ISIL: Anatomy of a Disaster in the Making | Sheldon Filger
Note EU-Digest: The Huffington report makes not only interesting reading but also shows that people who feel isolated and marginalized by society can get the feeling of empowerment by subscribing to radical ideologies like ISIS. Maybe what this shows is that the war against ISIS should also be fought at home in the West with public funded educational and social programs to better integrate those "left-out" minorities into our societies. It would certainly be money well spent and far less expensive than waging war.
It is the distinction in the capacities of these two leaders far more than the relative military potential of the two opposing actors that will determine the outcome of this potentially epochal struggle. The present trajectory revealed in the leadership style and substance of the President leads me to a pessimistic assessment of this evolving military conflict .
The following comprises my diagnosis of why President Obama is leading the United States towards a potentially cataclysmic outcome for his nation.
For the complete analysis click here: President Obama Wages War on the Islamic State, aka ISIS and ISIL: Anatomy of a Disaster in the Making | Sheldon Filger
Note EU-Digest: The Huffington report makes not only interesting reading but also shows that people who feel isolated and marginalized by society can get the feeling of empowerment by subscribing to radical ideologies like ISIS. Maybe what this shows is that the war against ISIS should also be fought at home in the West with public funded educational and social programs to better integrate those "left-out" minorities into our societies. It would certainly be money well spent and far less expensive than waging war.
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