| | The jihadist strategy book, the ''Management of Savagery'', bares becoming familiar with. Jihadis view themselves as on a civilizing mission to a savage world. The first stage of their mission is "the power of vexation and exhaustion" before actually managing the conquered savages. There are several goals for the stage of the "power of vexation and exhaustion," but the primary goal is: | | The jihadist strategy book, the ''Management of Savagery'', bares becoming familiar with. Jihadis view themselves as on a civilizing mission to a savage world. The first stage of their mission is "the power of vexation and exhaustion" before actually managing the conquered savages. There are several goals for the stage of the "power of vexation and exhaustion," but the primary goal is: |
| − | {{Quotebox|Exhausting the forces of the enemy and the regimes collaborating with them, dispersing their efforts, and working to make them unable to catch their breath by means of operations | + | {{Quotebox-float|Exhausting the forces of the enemy and the regimes collaborating with them, dispersing their efforts, and working to make them unable to catch their breath by means of operations |
| | in the regions of the choice states, primary or otherwise, even if the operations are small in size or effect. Although the blow of the rod may only strike a (single) Crusader head, its spread and escalation will have an effect for a long period of time.}} | | in the regions of the choice states, primary or otherwise, even if the operations are small in size or effect. Although the blow of the rod may only strike a (single) Crusader head, its spread and escalation will have an effect for a long period of time.}} |
| | Note that "vexation and exhaustion operations" precede conquest, or the "management of savagery," which then leads to the final stage of "the establishment of the Islamic State." The Islamic State will be "established" when the Caliph controls Mecca. The people of Raqqa and Mosul have been under the "management of savagery," while the rest of us are still under the vexation stage—the Islamic State has yet to be established. What exists in Raqqa is a Turkish, Saudi, Qarari, and US creation to battle Iran & Hezbollah. But the Obama-backed jihadis, many which came out of Gaddafi's prisons, now have the best US/Qatari Special Operations Forces (SOF) training on the most modern weapons, and are able to pass that training unto others. Many will survive the approaching Battle of Raqqa. | | Note that "vexation and exhaustion operations" precede conquest, or the "management of savagery," which then leads to the final stage of "the establishment of the Islamic State." The Islamic State will be "established" when the Caliph controls Mecca. The people of Raqqa and Mosul have been under the "management of savagery," while the rest of us are still under the vexation stage—the Islamic State has yet to be established. What exists in Raqqa is a Turkish, Saudi, Qarari, and US creation to battle Iran & Hezbollah. But the Obama-backed jihadis, many which came out of Gaddafi's prisons, now have the best US/Qatari Special Operations Forces (SOF) training on the most modern weapons, and are able to pass that training unto others. Many will survive the approaching Battle of Raqqa. |