Quote Originally Posted by Dayuhan View Post
BH often seems to describe their attacks as responses to some provocation... not saying they necessarily are, but BH seems to want to claim they are. Is it possible that targets are in some cases selected according to the nature of what they want to claim as provocation... e.g. attacks on schools selected as a "response" to raids on madrassas? In that case the strategic value of the terget would be less a consideration than the extent to which it reinforces the perception of provocation.
Hmmm, good point !
That BH is following some USG think tank's logical path could just be coincidence, and, that they seem to often conclude that they were provoked into doing "said" is a little foggy. If they are simply doing a quid pro quo, they've gone a little over the top (but I guess rational thinking is not part of their repertoire).

Quote Originally Posted by KingJaja View Post
Yes, BH claimed the reason why "Western" schools are being attacked is because madrassas were attacked by security services (that sounds plausible).

Let's take a step back and look at the bigger picture - how does this thing end?
I also see a stalemate. one or 2 thousand people are not turning 80 million Muslims into fanatical terrorists with anyone's help, and they are not overrunning 80 million Christians anywhere. As pathetic as the security services and military are, eventually things are going to change. Johnathan is not some uneducated dictator and will be seeking assistance abroad.