MESOP NEWS : FIN DE PARTIE / REST OF THE WEST
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11 8. 2021 #ISIS‘s dramatic advance in #Syria & #Iraq and proclamation of a “Caliphate” was an enormous development — but it was won against local, Muslim actors & was roundly defeated in 5yrs. The #Taliban & #Afghanistan is different — it’s against the West & is unlikely to be reversed.
Charles Lister@Charles_Lister · 8m I’m not sure people quite realize the enormous propaganda & morale value that the #Taliban’s current surge (victory?) in #Afghanistan represents — it’ll last years, maybe decades. The narrative is one of victory against “the great Satan” & NATO writ-large… *by Sept 11, 2021.* MORE www.mesop.de |