War is money. Money is war.

For example , Northrup-Grumman is the world's fifth largest "defense contractor".
( I love that term , don't you ? lol).

Take a look at its stock (NOC -NYSE). At $25 in year 2000 now at $180 , more than doubling just in the past two years.

This past October they were awarded a Pentagon contract to build up to 100 USAF Long Range Strike Bombers , a contract valued at $ 80 BILLION provided a nice bump. (Yup , that's ye olde taxpayers dollar at work providing contractor jobs.)

The "Corporate-Military Complex" was, has been and is modern economic reality.
It's not going to allow itself to disappear anytime soon.

What does this have to do with ISIS...probably very little...possibly just the drone side of their business. Smaller arms not their specialty.

The real threat to the concept of brotherhood of nations and peace in our time is always on the edge.
ISIS is just the little man's war...keeping the media happy by filling up commercial space.
Russia, China , North Korea , USA , UK.
I don't see many fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organizations that can bring about an Armageddon.

Historically wars have been fought essentially based on 'economic' situations.

(musing over)