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Yes, Donald Trump is Making Terrorist Attacks More Likely. Here's How
Yes, Donald Trump is Making Terrorist Attacks More Likely. Here's How
Vick is a TIME correspondent based in New York ISIS may be losing ground in Iraq and Syria, but things are very much moving its way on the next battleground: The realm of terror attacks like the truck rampage in Berlin.
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I hate these clickbaity "Here's How" headlines. Otherwise, solid article.
tl;dr - By presenting the war on terror as a war on Islam, he's playing right into ISIS's hands. ISIS wants Muslims to think that there is no hope of coexisting with the west and that their only choice is to join their jihad. His inflammatory statements makes ISIS recruiters' jobs easier and makes it less likely that moderate Muslims will report potential terrorist plots.