https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd APGOPO Research Project by Alex Smith en-us 2017-10-31 16:14:27 UTC 2017-11-28 14:10:40 UTC hello@padlet.com redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202549170 Before starting this research project, I only had rudimentary knowledge of the situation overseas - the last thing I had heard of was the fall of Mosul. Personally, I was interested in this because ISIS has committed a slew of atrocities over the years, and it's about time they answered for their crimes. As it turned out, I was hideously out of the loop. Now that I'm up to speed, I know that ISIS is being driven back at an astounding rate. Places like Hawija and Raqqa (most of it, at least) have been liberated in the last month, and some fighters who have sworn to "fight or die" have broken and turned themselves in to advancing Kurdish forces.]]> 2017-11-01 15:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202549170 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202553202 This article goes over how ISIS is breathing its last, as local and foreign forces push them out of their last few pockets of territory following the fall of their last true strongholds. However, it also examines what the fall of ISIS will do to the region, and if ISIS will stay down after this defeat.]]> 2017-11-01 15:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202553202 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202562430 This opinion piece covers a lot of ground. Initially, it examines ISIS from two angles - first, the actual ISIS presences in the Middle East, and second, the online recruiting force that ISIS uses to create new terrorists every day. Then, it proposes a solution to the Middle East situation - if we back off, ISIS becomes a problem for Russia and its allies, instead of us, which brings the author to their next point: Why is Trump deviating from his usual self? The author questions why Trump is trying to defeat ISIS for free in Syria, and they call for him to "be Trump - cynical and utterly unpredictable" in order to deal with the situation in Syria. However, I think that as a fanatical army, ISIS needs to be removed sooner rather than later, no matter how much of a tactical tool they can be if allowed to remain in Syria.]]> 2017-11-01 15:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202562430 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202590794 This piece examines what will happen after ISIS finally falls - and it's not pretty. It covers how ISIS will follow its motto to "remain and expand" - and in this digital era, that's easier than ever before. I knew this source was credible because CNN is a national network, and while it's had its moments, it certainly doesn't wimp out on credibility.]]> 2017-11-01 16:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202590794 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202957518 For the most part, everyone I spoke to shared the view that ISIS needed to go. However, as to what to do after ISIS's defeat, the opinions I encountered varied greatly, from helping rebuild the region and going home to maintaining a military presence to ensure no other terrorist states came into being.]]> 2017-11-02 15:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202957518 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202959794 The transcript is unclear, but the gist of it is that both ISIS and our Iraqi allies committed war crimes in the battle for Mosul. To be honest, it doesn't surprise me - pretty much everyone in the region hates ISIS enough that they probably would use "crude, imprecise weapons" to annihilate them, if they had no better option. As for the source's credibility, it comes from NPR, which is a national radio station. No chance of misinformation here.]]> 2017-11-02 15:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202959794 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202992167 In this opinion piece, the author goes over how ISIS and other terrorist groups have hijacked his personal catchphrase as a Muslim. I get where he's coming from - in recent times, a few of my own sayings have had their meanings twisted and demonized by extremist groups.]]> 2017-11-02 16:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/202992167 redteamleader2000 https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/210894727 As it turned out, I was hideously out of the loop. Now that I'm up to speed, I know that ISIS is being driven back at an astounding rate. Places like Hawija and Raqqa (most of it, at least) have been liberated in the last month, and some fighters who have sworn to "fight or die" have broken and turned themselves in to advancing Kurdish forces. Maybe this is a sign that I should keep up to date - not just on this subject, but all current events.]]> 2017-11-28 14:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/redteamleader2000/vhyudqz4cxmd/wish/210894727