3 March 2015

By Michael G. Waltz

The recent White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) reignited a fierce debate about the underlying causes of terrorism and the best way to confront it. Missing from the summit — indeed, missing from the Obama administration’s strategy — is a basic understanding of the concept of the “strong horse,” and the natural attraction of embattled populations — particularly disaffected youths — to the perceived winner.

During my tours as a Special Forces commander in Afghanistan, we saw time and again individuals faced daily with a life or death choice… [ Read article at The Daily Caller]