Losing the War on Terror

Extremists continue to demonstrate that they can thwart the technological superiority of the modern world. The radicals may not gain much in the way of territory or even converts to their cause, but they certainly needle world leaders and instigate fear among substantial segments of populations of the most comfortable nations in the world. The guerilla fighters hide among civilians, thus avoiding tanks, surveillance satellites, drones and massive weaponry. Likewise, the extremists have no qualms about attacking coffee shops, hospitals, schools, anything that spurs fear and forces citizens to question the security and values of their own communities. Likewise, every attack by Western forces that results in civilian deaths only increases anger and drives more recruits to the extremists’ ranks. The jihad continues its global reach with minimal technology and succeeds merely by hiding among civilians, remaining in the news and defying great powers. – YaleGlobal