If we pull out, the Taliban will soon rule most of Afghanistan, which will embolden extremist forces in neighboring Pakistan.
It's the principal paymaster of such extremist forces as Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Balkans is at a critical stage, when negative signals from Brussels could seriously set back reforms and encourage nationalist and extremist forces.
For instance, liberal Muslims are threatened by the same extremist forces.
The US and Europe should also understand that if an out-of-control situation in Syria causes the situation in the entire Middle East to go out of control, hits energy supplies and breeds extremist forces, this will benefit no one.
To be clear, there are very grave and legitimate reasons to be skeptical of these Islamist parties, but by engaging with Islamist elements that are less doctrinaire, Millennials can gain influence at the expense of more extremist forces and help to ensure that the Arab Spring does not cool into a radical Islamic Winter.
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Nashrallah accused the rebel forces of belonging to extremist religious movements, and said Hezbollah forces were acting to protect Lebanon.
The administration is providing nonlethal assistance to the opposition, but refuses to send weapons, in part to avoid aiding extremist elements among rebel forces.
Until then, the intelligence service and the armed forces kept close tabs on extremist groups.
The UK has acknowledged that there are some extremist elements fighting alongside more moderate opposition forces, but it says only a political transition can bring long-term stability to Syria.
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In the north, Kurdish peshmerga fighters, supported by American special forces, captured the stronghold of an extremist Islamist group which America has accused of having links with terrorism and al-Qaeda.
The members of the Security Council reiterated their serious concern at the threats posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaida, and other extremist groups, to the local population, national security forces, international military and international assistance efforts in Afghanistan.
But McCain said members of the extremist group represent only 7% of the nation's rebel forces, who number 100, 000.
He said he had given security forces a "free hand" to take action against extremist groups, but that this had clearly failed.
Addressing reporters in Geneva, Rupert Colville urged it and other extremist groups to stop "cowardly attacks" against civilians, security forces, Nigerian officials and foreign nationals.
At the same time, Pakistan has committed over 140, 000 troops to operations in extremist safe havens along the border in coordination with Afghan and coalition forces on the Afghan side.
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We have -- the President has tripled our forces in that country to deal with al Qaeda and its extremist allies.
After all, Norway has been singled out by threats from Islamic groups for its dedicated support of US policies, and its consistent military participation in international armed forces excursions, along with its reprinting of Danish cartoons that caused a furor in extremist religious circles.
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French and allied forces, including Malian and Chadian troops, have made significant inroads in recent weeks combating Islamist extremist fighters.
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