America Must Not Repeat the Mistake of Letting Islamic State Rebound from an Incomplete Defeat
Precipitous withdrawal will encourage Pakistan and Iran.
June 7, 2019
America Must Not Repeat the Mistake of Letting Islamic State Rebound from an Incomplete Defeat
Precipitous withdrawal will encourage Pakistan and Iran.
After over four years of fighting, the U.S. and its allies have finally deprived Islamic State (IS) of its territorial base in Syria and Iraq. But the presence of IS offshoots throughout Africa and Asia, and the group’s ability to carry out terrorist attacks—for instance the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka—show that it is far from defeated. Bill Roggio urges Washington to break its habit of prematurely declaring victory and precipitously withdrawing, but instead to press its advantage:
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