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Originally posted by T_igger_cs_30 View PostShek sir is this going to be part of an ongoing quizz?
I'm just curious as to the percentage of folks that know it, given that I'm sure that the WAB demographic can run circles around the general public in terms of knowledge. I don't think that the American public is well informed on the consequences of withdrawal from Iraq, and this little nugget of knowledge is a potential barometer for that hypothesis.
Now, I don't know whether the Bush Administration has made a strategic choice not to publicize the ISI (I hope this is the case), but given its ineptitude in distributing its message on other issues surrounding Iraq, I wouldn't be surprised if its a lack of competence, either."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Shek,
Are you alluding to the CS Monitor article?
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
HAKUNA MATATA
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Originally posted by Ray View PostShek,
Are you alluding to the CS Monitor article?
My guess is no since I'm not sure what CSM article you are referring to. I guess the CTC's new article last week which I posted in the Staff College triggered my question."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Sir
You havent answered the question you asked.
Please do that, for I dont know whos the emir of ISI. Infact when you are on it, could you tell me what is the whole thing about."To every man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late;
And how can a man die better; Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his father; And the temples of his gods."
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I have to admit that while I have heard of this guy before, when I first saw this thread his name slipped my mind. Is that the point here? That the new guy just doesn't have that kind of...would you call it marketability? Does this signify progress against A. Q. in Iraq?Last edited by HKDan; 03 Apr 07,, 02:33.
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I thought it was Zarqawi since ObL had stated that he was the emir. It is what is also contained in the CSM of 1 Apr!
But then, obviously I am wrong.
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
HAKUNA MATATA
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia was the emir of AQI. He was replaced by Abu Ayyub al-Masri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Baghdadi is the emir of the Islamic State of Iraq."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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Originally posted by HKDan View PostI have to admit that while I have heard of this guy before, when I first saw this thread his name slipped my mind. Is that the point here? That the new guy just doesn't have that kind of...would you call it marketability? Does this signify progress against A. Q. in Iraq?
Instead of being AQ's Vietnam as Ralph Peters wants to describe Iraq (an argument I don't necessarily buy into), Iraq becomes a trophy on the mantle if the ISI succeeds. The fact that as of right now, only 1/3 of WAB members know of Baghdadi and how the ISI relates within Iraq is an indicator that probably less than 5%, if even that, of the general American population has any idea of the ISI and its potential implications. Instead, the fight over the legitimacy of the current fight is still bogged down in the quagmire of WMD and other extraneous arguments over the current fight. For sure, much of this exists from the failure of the Bush Administration to constantly be working on explaining Iraq to the public, and so the narrative has been hijacked by those opposed, but it is dangerous nonetheless IMO.
For more information on the ISI, here are two prior posts that you can check out.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/359713-post4.html
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/war...out-press.htmlLast edited by Shek; 04 Apr 07,, 02:23."So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3
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