social scientific methods, what is it that the leaders of militant groups do to increase the odds of political success? and what i found essentially and this was well before baghdadi was killed or before the caliphate imploded is that islamic state wasn t being led correctly, particularly in its use of violence. what smart timilitant leaders d is the restraining effect on low-level member. they tell low-level members not to commit too much violence not to operate in certain country, not to strike particular targets like children and other civilians, because that will only attract sort of the wrath of the world. baghdadi didn t do any of these things. it was like essentially a university with no admission standard. absolutely anybody could become a member of islamic state, even
after he declined to support cia director gina haspel at her confirmation process. she said, it didn t matter because he, quote, is dying anyway. sources close to mccain revealed he didn t want the president to attend his funeral. and earlier this month, president trump 150i7bdsigned ae spending bill but failed to mention the senator s name even once during those remarks. and in his recently published book, it s hard to know what to expect from president trump. what s a pose, what s genuine. as in other areas, the character of the president will likely be reflected in the conduct and the policy. that will depend on the restraining effect of his more experienced advisors counsel and i genuinely hope his growing recognition that leader of the free world is more than an honorific. it is more than the person who