NR Daily: As ISIS Falls, Don’t Forget the Lessons of the Recent Past

I'm having a strong sense of déjà vu. Let's rewind the tape to 2008. My unit, the Second Squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, had finally crushed al-Qaeda resistance in our battlespace. Suffering from immense losses in our province and nationwide, jihadists could no longer threaten the central government. In some places, their spirit was broken. Some even proactively surrendered to our troops, giving up the fight they'd sworn to wage until their glorious martyrdom. It turns out that even fanatical terrorist militias have a breaking point. But when one conflict ends, another often begins ...

October 16 2017

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