make no mistake — ISIS is part of the radical Islamic web of terrorism. A web that is loosely knit, yet survives on strictly restricted resources — and demonstrates operational flexibility, survivability and a fanatic adherence to the goal.
¢ We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e- Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, the Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in Nigeria and many more — all across the Muslim strip, from Marrakesh to Bangladesh.
e And this web is very resilient. Dealing with it will take war lasting for a generation, not just a few years. The struggle will require collaboration not just between the moderate Arab nations and Turkey — but a long- standing collaboration between the US,
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