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when the were called Al Quaida in Iraq
local terror groups that once took the name Al Quaida and the later ISIS will find another franchise to take up because terrorist do not like to follow losers.
does not require a US occupation force to maintain.
By supporting local forces, that problem is not an issue.
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
a reply to: MrSpad
hmm...let me get this straight...we have an article quoted from Washington Post that the Caliphate has run out of steam...I see...wouldn't be any American propaganda in there would there; after all the CIA did initially sponsor them?