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Col. Anna R. Friederich-Maggard

Greetings!

I

am pleased to announce
the 2016 General William
E. DePuy Special Topics
Writing Competition. The theme
of this year’s competition is “Educating the Force:
What is the right balance between training and
education?” With the tremendous success we had in
the 2015 competition, I’m eagerly looking forward
to this year’s submissions. To submit, see the instructions in the advertisement on page 1 of this issue and
on our website.
This edition of Military Review includes articles that
will shed light on the actions of the Islamic State (IS)
and help readers better understand the enemy we face.
Maj. Theresa Ford posits that we must first understand the complexity of the domain of deen, an Arabic
word that means faith or religion, before we can
“degrade and ultimately defeat” Daesh (a term coined
by some Muslims to describe IS). She demonstrates
that words are the weapons of Daesh and shows how
words can help defeat them.

Retired British naval officer David Kibble adds to
the discourse with a revealing discussion on how IS
justifies its brutal actions. He examines the dialogue
offered by IS in its online magazine, Dabiq, and then
provides the perspective of the majority of Muslims,
who have condemned IS actions as abhorrent and
un-Islamic.
I want to publicly offer a warm welcome to the
newest member of our editorial staff, Beth Warrington.
Beth brings a wealth of experience and professionalism
from her previous job as communications director of
the Kansas Bar Association and editor of its journal.
Besides editing submissions to our journal, Beth is also
managing our book review program.
Thank you to all our readers for your continued
support and to our contributors who continue to
submit timely, engaging, and relevant articles written to the highest professional standards.
Read us online at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/
militaryreview/index.asp or http://armypress.dodlive.mil/.

2nd Lt. Jacqueline Marks (left), a platoon leader
with the 557th Military Police Company, 94th
Military Police Battalion, assigned to the 19th
Expeditionary Sustainment Command, takes her
platoon through react-to-contact drills at the
Rodriguez Range complex 4 November 2015 in
the Republic of Korea.
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Veasley, U.S. Army)

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