Know the Enemy

At the National War College reading Sun Tsu is required reading. My most memorable take away was the following statement:
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

ISIS is an enemy; knowing them is job one before battle. Here is a link to the ISIS publication Dabiq that can help us : http://www.clarionproject.org/news/islamic-state-isis-isil-propaganda-magazine-dabiq.