US anti-ISIS strategy depended on the very Iranian-aligned militias it opposed

Evidence

The United States found itself in a conflictual predicament in this fight. On the one hand, it was working to rein in Iranian influences in the Middle East. On the other hand, it was relying heavily on Shiite militia, some of them commanded by Iranian officers to carry the fight against ISIS. Shiite militants took revenge on Sunnis suspected of being ISIS sympathizers. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2479

Categorization

• XREF: Contradiction-driven strategy echoes the moral-disengagement theme of conflicting mandates requiring selective attention; resembles how organizations compartmentalize contradictory commitments.