[Sultan Knish] The key element in Obama's strategy for fighting ISIS isn't the F-15E Strike Eagle, it's a Twitter account run by a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer which claims to "Counter Violent Extremism" by presenting moderate Islamists like Al Qaeda as positive role models for the Islamic State's social media supporters.So far 75% of planes flown on combat missions against ISIS return without engaging the enemy, but the culturally sensitive State Department Twitter account has racked up over 5,000 tweets and zero kills.
Cultural sensitivity hasn't exactly set Iraq on fire in fighting ISIS and deradicalization programs here start from the false premise that there is a wide gap between a moderate and extremist Islam. Smiling news anchors daily recite new stories about a teenager from Kentucky, Boston or Manchester getting "radicalized" and joining ISIS to the bafflement of his parents, mosque and community.
But how could we remove the word 'Radical' from the term of reference 'Radical Muslim?" What would remain? Semantics you see, do matter, even in denial. Progressives would argue that society must be "restructured" to accommodate them as is. Sort of like removing the sign from the poisoned well and simply hoping people will stop elsewhere for a drink.