“A group's goal—a successful group—can't be total annihilation of the enemy. The leverage for 4GW is that capitulation is cheaper and easier than a continued costly fight. Demands of total destruction obviously removes that option. You put them on a death ground.”Tagged: strategy
“The things that terrorists do throw rocks, threat of suicide bombs don't seem awful on tv. But the response they provoke—riot police, non-lethal rubber bullets, etc does. Smart groups exploit this.”Tagged: strategy
“Terror groups have two messages. One for international consumption, the other directly for the enemy. IOW. One for who you're fighting, one for people watching, judging, scoring the fight.”Tagged: strategy
“Bin Laden's weakness—he can't understand how Americans think. 9/11 was a violation of that. Is this why he hasn't attacked since? Is it ridiculous to expect empathy from a terrorist? Are the ideas mutually exclusive?”Tagged: strategy