"One of the problems with the kill-or-capture metric is that it has often been to the exclusion of having a deeper, richer understanding of the movement, its origins, and our adversaries' mindset. The nuances are absolutely critical. Our adversaries are wedded to the ideology that informs and fuels their struggle, and, by not paying attention, we risk not knowing our enemy."

Source : "The Master Plan" by Lawrence Wright, www.newyorker.com. September 11, 2006.

Bruce Hoffman

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