Bruce Hoffman
Bruce Hoffman
Bruce Hoffmanis a political analyst known for his views on terrorism and insurgency. He is the Director of the Center for Security Studies and Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is a specialist in the study of terrorism and counterterrorism and insurgency and counter-insurgency...
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impossible short turnaround
It could be coincidence. It's an extraordinarily short turnaround it's impossible to say at this point.
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We may be setting up new TV and radio stations, and that's fine, but ... they're getting their information from the Internet.
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We may actually have 24 or 25 guys when it's all said and done,
bringing brought knows problems three vision
He knows the terrain, he knows the problems and he understands the solutions. He's bringing the right vision, but this is the vision that should've been brought three years ago.
difficulty imagining rather women
We still have difficulty imagining women as killers rather than as mothers,
assess clear full lack picture
Because we still lack a clear picture of the insurgency, we can't assess the full import of this development.
anyone civil imagine larger prospect time war
Could anyone imagine it would be more perilous than it is today? The prospect of civil war is looming much larger than at any time in the past.
chinese enemy sun win
It's like Sun Tzu, the Chinese strategist, said years ago. Only if you know your enemy can you win the battle.
card trump
They are the terrorists' trump card -- and our Achilles' heel.
impossible knowing speculate tempting
It's enormously tempting to speculate ... without knowing where he is, it's impossible to say.
absolutely doubt executing turn
There's absolutely no doubt that executing him would turn him into a martyr.
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And that becomes the justification or the rationale for violence. Often attached to that or married to that is the catharsis of violence, in other words, the satisfaction they feel of the David against a Goliath, the weak striking out against the powerful.
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These kidnappings represent a significant gap in the country's security and undermine public confidence in the ability of both Iraqi government and coalition forces to maintain order and protect Iraqi citizens from violence - whether insurgent or criminal.