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Senior Fellow & Director of CVE & CT at . Author of . Following , armed groups, , & T/RT≠ endorsement.

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    3 Aug 2018

    NEW: “The Urgency of : The Impending Regime Offensive & the Delicate Balancing Act in ’s Northwest” My latest, in-depth look at , for :

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  2. 6 minutes ago

    . & raise an important point here, about operational complacency. I've been told in the past 12-24months by multiple U.S. officials how "safe," "easy" and "trouble-free" it is to travel around territories. exploited a vulnerability in .

    A Favorite Restaurant in Syria Led ISIS to Americans
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  3. 23 minutes ago

    .: "The irony is that defeating is what President [] said from the beginning was his goal. In 2016, he vowed to 'knock the hell out of .' His recent choices, unfortunately, are already giving — and other American adversaries — new life."

    "The president’s decision to leave was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts."…
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  4. 26 minutes ago

    .: - "If [] doesn't reverse course our partners will stop listening & make decisions that run contrary to our interests. Our adversaries will play for time, knowing the US is on its way out. & other extremists will fill the void opened by our departure."

    "The president’s decision to leave was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts."…
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  5. 27 minutes ago

    .: "Only & hailed ’s decision. Whatever leverage we may have had with these two adversaries in diminished once said we would leave."

    "The president’s decision to leave was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts."…
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  6. 30 minutes ago

    .: - "Two days after ’s call, tweeted, 'We have defeated in Syria.' But that was not true." - "Days later, he claimed that Arabia had 'now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild .' But that wasn’t true, either."

    "The president’s decision to leave was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts."…
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  7. 32 minutes ago

    "The president’s decision to leave was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts." - Bold op-ed by , who resigned from his post as C- chief on Dec 22.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    Notwithstanding the skepticism that should be lent to such a claim, this is - perhaps more importantly - outright, unreserved racism from the President of the United States. How has this become “normal?” In simple terms: what’s wrong with praying, ?

    Border rancher: “We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal.” Washington Examiner People coming across the Southern Border from many countries, some of which would be a big surprise.
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  9. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    : The strategy outlined by Amb. Jim Jeffrey did *not* seek to coerce out of militarily; nor did it seek to overthrow ; or stay in indefinitely. All 3 claims are false. Instead, it sought to use leverage to bring about a [less bad] political deal.

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  10. 20 hours ago

    Superb by , & : - If (1) the US leaves & (2) the deals w. , we'll lose all ability to sustain any CT operation vs. -- a group that retains 100s/1000s of sleepers & still controls territory.

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  11. 22 hours ago

    : Today, thanks to 's premature withdrawal order & the total lack of coordination with allies, the U.S. will have virtually *zero* leverage to influence any aspect of a political settlement. What did we get in exchange for that surrender of leverage? Nothing.

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  12. 22 hours ago

    : And finally, to suggest that withdrawing will simply leave others (i.e. ) to clean up & contain instability ignores the fact that (& others) have *zero* interest in preventing secondary knock-on effects from damaging U.S interests; in or further afield.

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  13. 22 hours ago

    : And the idea that a prompt handover of territory liberated from over to will bring stability is remarkably naive. - Have we suddenly forgotten about root causes? - That argument is profoundly short-termist. - Localized instability rarely stays local for long

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  14. 22 hours ago

    The US policy (if it can be called that) as it stood 6wks ago was a long way from perfect & it sought to tackle a dreadful set of cards dealt post-. However, those grudgingly praising for ordering a withdrawal are disingenuously misrepresenting that policy.

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  15. 22 hours ago

    As per 's new report, it looks like , & are looking at a -like safe zone for NE : - Rural areas controlled in cooperation w. . - The would remain in urban zones. may accept. via

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    Jan 17

    “Trump’s order was reckless and driven far more by domestic political concerns than it was by facts on the ground,” said Charles Lister, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.

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  17. Jan 16

    grew out of a trend born in 1980s that was always in tension with al-Qaeda. Excellent work by 's Non-Resident Fellow : - "The Hardline Stream of Global Jihad: Revisiting the Ideological Origin of "

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  18. Jan 16

    Terrorist safe-havens are a myth, apparently.

    Half the reason hawks argue for staying in Syria is myth of terror safe haven. Reread 9/11 report. Terrorists passed undected through border security 68 times and operated freely in 9 states. We missed at least 23 chances to disrupt. Read
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  19. Jan 16

    While infighting has been reported over territory/resources, predatory extortion appears to be just as, if not more important. Acc. to , pro- militias are charging IDPs $50-$100 to return to their homes & $1,000-$2,000 to avoid referral to the security services.

    Great new piece by for , looking at increasing incidents of infighting between an expanding array of pro- militias over "spoils of war" in Deir ez Zour, . …
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  20. Jan 16

    Great new piece by for , looking at increasing incidents of infighting between an expanding array of pro- militias over "spoils of war" in Deir ez Zour, .

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