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Iraq is prologue; the real problems will come post a reduction
of hostilities in Iraq. As a military man, the best training I can give my men and
women, short of actual combat, is a “live fire exercise.” When we took Afghanistan
away from Al Qaeda, and attacked Iraq, we provided Osama bin Laden with his dream
scenario; a reason to recruit Muslim young men (to get the infidels out of Muslim
lands) and a “live fire exercise” to train his “army.” When things settle out in
Iraq, even a nervous
truce, this “army” will have nothing to do. Many of them are
Saudis, Jordanians, Syrians, Egyptians, etc.
They will be going home.
There is a very dangerous demographic in the Muslim World,
waiting for interaction with this cadre of battle-toughened fighters. Approximately
65% of the population of many Muslim countries is under the age of 25. In many places,
these young people have no movies, few sports teams, little needed education, few
jobs, very little access to young people of the opposite sex, even to share a coke,
and no other real outlets for the inevitable frustrations. This is a crisis waiting
to happen. Unless we and our allies prepare now for these eventualities, I believe
we will experience a Tsunami of Blood.
Skip’s insights continue in his blog
you can visit his websites at:
http://www.wordsmatterradio.net
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“Tsunami of Blood is a real
page-turner; filled with insights into the crises of today’s Middle East and Islam. Skip Conover’s considerable and
diverse global experience provides a unique perspective for his critical analysis....
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DR. PHILIP R. HARRIS
Co-author of Managing Cultural
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Co-Producer and Co-Writer of Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality,
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