Biden has always favored "counterterrorism" over "counterinsurgency" since the former relies on abandoning large-scale US deployments in favor of air strikes and "kill or capture" raids by special forces.
For those committed to "counterterrori$m" it would seem one thing you can not afford to run out of is "terrorists" to "counter?"
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Will Biden’s America Stop Creating Terrorists?
BY MEDEA BENJAMIN - NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES
https://www.counterpunch.org/#facebook
"After nearly 20 years of 'war on terror,' there is now a large body of research into what drives people to join Islamist armed groups fighting local government forces or Western invaders.
"While American politicians still wring their hands over what twisted motives can possibly account for such incomprehensible behavior, it turns out that it’s really not that complicated.
"Most fighters are not motivated by Islamist ideology as much as by the desire to protect themselves, their families or their communities from militarized 'counterterrorism' forces, as documented in this report by the Center for Civilians in Conflict.
"Another study, titled The Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives and the Tipping Point for Recruitment, found that the tipping point or 'final straw' that drives over 70% of fighters to join armed groups is the killing or detention of a family member by 'counterterrorism' or 'security' forces.
"The study exposes the U.S. brand of militarized counterterrorism as a self-fulfilling policy that fuels an intractable cycle of violence by generating and replenishing an ever-expanding pool of 'terrorists' as it destroys families, communities and countries."
For those committed to "counterterrori$m" it would seem one thing you can not afford to run out of is "terrorists" to "counter?"
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Will Biden’s America Stop Creating Terrorists?
BY MEDEA BENJAMIN - NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES
https://www.counterpunch.org/#facebook
"After nearly 20 years of 'war on terror,' there is now a large body of research into what drives people to join Islamist armed groups fighting local government forces or Western invaders.
"While American politicians still wring their hands over what twisted motives can possibly account for such incomprehensible behavior, it turns out that it’s really not that complicated.
"Most fighters are not motivated by Islamist ideology as much as by the desire to protect themselves, their families or their communities from militarized 'counterterrorism' forces, as documented in this report by the Center for Civilians in Conflict.
"Another study, titled The Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives and the Tipping Point for Recruitment, found that the tipping point or 'final straw' that drives over 70% of fighters to join armed groups is the killing or detention of a family member by 'counterterrorism' or 'security' forces.
"The study exposes the U.S. brand of militarized counterterrorism as a self-fulfilling policy that fuels an intractable cycle of violence by generating and replenishing an ever-expanding pool of 'terrorists' as it destroys families, communities and countries."
