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U.S. veterans: Didn’t we fight Al Qaeda terrorists for a reason?
Outside of the echo chamber of the foreign policy establishment, HTS’s Al-Qaeda pedigree and dependence on foreign jihadists have received greater attention. Marine veteran and public policy advisor for Defense Priorities Dan Caldwell similarly remarked on X that “I find it bizarre (yet revealing) that there are U.S. think-tankers cheering on Al Qaeda-linked Salafists.”
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