There could be other non-state players who can offer an edge to the USA in its pursuit of Al-Qaeda. Organizations which do not share the ideologies of Islamic extremism like LTTE should be evaluated for strategic partnership. Concurrently, the US should also use the association to cultivate these groups and encourage them to give up unacceptable conflict practices.
The biggest challenge to the Obama administration would be to convince Americans to unlearn what the Bush administration preached to them and show them who the real enemy is, how small the enemy is, how important it is to partner with non-state players and how such a focused approach can eliminate the threat once and for all, leading to a conclusive victory in the “War on Al-Qaeda”.
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