Would it have mattered? You’re being invaded on a false pretense and everything around you is getting destroyed, either by the extremists or the invaders that never face any consequences when they kill terrorists or civilians.
Lots of people were in Al-Qaeda because it offered safety from being murdered by Al-Quaeda. Their recruitment process was largely stick, and only a little carrot.
Newbie here. Was he actaully in Al Qaeda or was that just a charge?
Would it have mattered? You’re being invaded on a false pretense and everything around you is getting destroyed, either by the extremists or the invaders that never face any consequences when they kill terrorists or civilians.
What options do you have?
Lots of people were in Al-Qaeda because it offered safety from being murdered by Al-Quaeda. Their recruitment process was largely stick, and only a little carrot.
Is it that way culturally or just lack of carrots?
I think it might have been an attempt at insulting their manhood.
Lots of stick but tiny carrot.
He was. Later on he fell out with them and actively fought them.
He started out as a hardcore Islamist and turned into a moderate Islamist.