Posted on Jul 7, 2015
SGM Senior Adviser, National Communications
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We previously suggested that "respecting" an enemy helps legitimize their propaganda:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-06/what-s-in-a-name-u-k-joins-debate-on-labeling-of-islamic-state
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CPO Joseph Grant
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I respected and hated the Soviets. Electing their potential capabilities wouldn't have kept me from passing nuclear launch orders along or plotting data when in trail so we could put a MK-48 in them. If you don't respect your enemy, you'll be overconfident and wind up dead.
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1SG Civil Affairs Specialist
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To paraphrase Shakespere, a turd by any other name smells as rancid.
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SCPO David Lockwood
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It's an identity for those who have a cause or a perverted belief like islamic state.
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