More and more I am convinced that there really is no physical strategic center of the jihad movement. It morphs and it moves, always seeking weaknesses to exploit. The networks that finance the jihad will evolve, but foundationally we know that the money’s collection point is the zakat. The conduits change. It’s whack a mole when you are trying to get at the terrorist financing.

Plus, there is no centralized religious structure/hierarchy in Islam.

This is why we don’t win this fourteen century war until we take on the cult/ideology head on and relentlessly criticize it and expose it. But we do not seem ready for that. I consider the case of Maj. Coughlin’s polite exit from his job description at the Pentagon symptomatic of how far behind the curve we are.

Without proper knowledge of the enemy there is no correct doctrine.