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Submitted by Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk via Bawerk.net,

The Little-Known Secret to Destroying ISIS Propaganda

I'm not opposed to killing every ISIS member and recruit. After all, they're trying to kill us.

But Russia and the U.S.-led coalition haven't been able to wipe out ISIS with bombs.

Why not?

Military history shows that you usually cannot defeat your enemy unless you understand him at least a little bit.

For example, the great Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu wrote in the Art of War:

With all of Europe and the Americas closed for holiday, what little market action there was overnight came out of Asia, where China once again was engaged in its last hour "National Team" market manipulation, which saved the SHCOMP from a red close after the now traditional last hour buying spree, pushed the Shanghai Composite from red on the session an hour before close to near the highs of the day.

Authored by John Mauldin of MauldinEconomics.com,

Dear Donald and Hillary:

In around ten months, one of you will wake up as Mr. or Mrs. President. After the fabulous fun of post-inaugural balls, you will walk into the Oval Office on Saturday, January 22 and launch into your first 90 days in office.

During these days, you will want to deliver on as many of your promises as possible. But instead of shadowboxing with hypothetical futures on a debate stage, you’re going to be up against cold, hard reality.

President Obama delivered an interesting speech in Havana during his visit to Cuba in which he touted the benefits of normalization, promoted liberal principles, and called for an end to the embargo. Obama correctly observed that his visit to the island was the end of an outdated policy left over from the Cold War, and he said as much:

I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. I have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people.