It is a victory. It needed to happen for us to move forward. But...
The fight is not over.
We are not at war with a man. We are not even at war with an organization. We are at war with an idea. The idea of Wahabi influenced Islam. It will take a long time. I am 34. I do not expect to see the end in my life time. Maybe my son will.
In order to win, we will need to convince an entire generation on young Arab men that we do not mean them harm, and that it is better for them to do business with the Americans than to try to kill us. How do we do that? Well, the devil is in the details...,
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