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To: longnshort who wrote (902447)	11/22/2015 11:00:42 AM
From: Bonefish	1 Recommendation Recommended By longnshort Respond to of 1574707

They only care about their votes down the line. Otherwise, USA be damned.

To: longnshort who wrote (902447)	11/23/2015 8:08:20 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574707

GEN McChrystal On ISIS: Four Tips From Someone Who Actually Knows How To Fight Terrorists havokjournal.com “You go after the idea that makes people want to be a part of it.”“Him. Yeah, that guy. F- that guy and everyone around him.”General McChrystal saved his most important piece of advice for last. Our President wants to “destroy” ISIS. But how does one destroy an idea? Even though the world “destroyed’ Nazism in World War II, the ideas behind it persist to this day, and neo-Nazi groups exist throughout the United States and around the world. The difference between then and now is in the level of appeal. Right now, ISIS is VERY appealing to a large number of angry, violent, dispossessed people. Only by giving them an idea they care more about, whether that is an idea that gives them a better vision for the future, or one that gives them a bleak outlook if they hold on to one they currently have, we’re not going to make positive permanent change if we neglect the ideological battle. _____ McChrystal’s strategy worked against Al Qaeda in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and it will work against ISIS too, since they are merely Al Qaeda under a different banner. Absolutely no disrespect to the distinguished career of General Allen, the retired general officer who was tapped to lead the effort against ISIS, but if the situation is so dire that no one on active duty can handle it, the President should have swallowed his pride and tapped McChrystal, not Allen. Yes, I’m well aware that President Obama fired General McChrystal in the aftermath of a Rolling Stone article, for which McChyrstal was later exonerated. But McChrystal spent a decade or more directly confronting the kind of foe we currently face. He alone knows the stakes, understands the players, has the interagency and intergovernmental network of personal contacts, and above all has the track record to take on this task. Only he was capable of turning JSOC into what it ultimately became, and he is the best person we have to defeat ISIS. Put him back in, coach.