Jeremy wrote:
] Is this strategy?

Yep. I think all Decius's comments are right on..

] Would Turkey have to expel its own army in order to qualify
] for the truce?

That's funny actually..

Remember BL's goals. He wants the title of Caliph. He wants a world wide Caliphate based in Istanbul that governs the entire muslim world. If Turkey expelled its own army, it would make BL's life much easier. In his mind, he would probably think that was the time to press his militants in Iraq north, and change the name of Istanbul or some crap like that..

If we can cut this far into this strategy sitting here in a memestreams thread, I'm sure world leaders are laughing at it, at least as far as a truce proposal goes. His primary goal is most likely to preach to his own choir. The thrust of the tape falls right in line with the rhetoric all islamic militants spew in order to justify their actions. Its more reinforcement for the "you already had your chance" and the "its all your fault" lines. Bullshit requires constant reinforcement as it does not hold its shape on its own. It falls apart as it dries out.

Keeping in mind his goals, he is applying for the position to be the head of the muslim world, spiritually, religiously, politically, and militarily. The first two, he has within his fundamentalist circles. The 4th, he has shown and we have acknowledged by applying our own strength in that area. This sounds like BL attempting to speak with voice number three publicly.

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