Lessons from the relentless jihad in the Sahara sands
November 23, 2015 09:37
The case of Al Qaeda shows that even if the Islamic State is decimated in its heartland by the multinational coalition now bombing its forces, this may not mean the end of the death cult it represents.
Like the Al Qaeda survived the destruction of its command centres in Afghanistan, the Islamic State could fight on.
For world leaders, this is bad news: as memories of each jihadist massacre wane, public appetite for expensive, bloody wars diminish.
Led to believe that air power can deliver decisive victories, the Western world has little stomach for grinding wars of attrition.
The case of Mali, though, demonstrates just how necessary it is to be willing to conduct such campaigns: the alternative is the emergence of jihadist empires, from where mass slaughter can be launched.
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