Winning A Battle Of Wills
David Ignatius, The Washington Post, Wednesday, July 13, 2005; Page A21
The real threat posed by last week's brutal bombings in London is that the Muslim terrorists who apparently planted the bombs still think they can win. Breaking that psychology is the fundamental challenge for responsible leaders in the West and the Muslim world.
Compare the first statements from both sides, and you can see the essential battle of wills. A group calling itself the Secret Organization of al Qaeda in Europe posted a triumphal statement immediately after the London attacks last Thursday, claiming that "Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic." That was untrue, as anyone watching Londoners on television could see. But the attacks showed the determination and resourcefulness of the terrorist underground.
NOTE: Ignatius cites, “Casualty Sensitivity and the War in Iraq” a paper by Christopher Gelpi, Peter D. Feaver, Jason Reifler of Duke University, June 10, 2005.
The real threat posed by last week's brutal bombings in London is that the Muslim terrorists who apparently planted the bombs still think they can win. Breaking that psychology is the fundamental challenge for responsible leaders in the West and the Muslim world.
Compare the first statements from both sides, and you can see the essential battle of wills. A group calling itself the Secret Organization of al Qaeda in Europe posted a triumphal statement immediately after the London attacks last Thursday, claiming that "Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic." That was untrue, as anyone watching Londoners on television could see. But the attacks showed the determination and resourcefulness of the terrorist underground.
NOTE: Ignatius cites, “Casualty Sensitivity and the War in Iraq” a paper by Christopher Gelpi, Peter D. Feaver, Jason Reifler of Duke University, June 10, 2005.
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