Quote Originally Posted by rickschoppers
Killing Caliph Ibrahim will have no effect on getting rid of ISIS
disagree: I predict it will have a huge impact on recruiting and financial support...
Quote Originally Posted by Norton
Another will just take his place
...the Egyptian who took Osama's place may have the organizational brains...but he possesses none of the charisma and few of the financial resources Osama had...
Quote Originally Posted by Norton
No surprise the caliphate is being defeated geoghaphically.
The surprise is that it's taking so long...this suggests that national armies in the area may have superior Russian and American arms, but lack the fervor and readiness to view Allah that ISIS recruits apparently demonstrate...
Quote Originally Posted by Norton
expect ISIS terrorism to continue far into the future in the region and in the west
agree: and terror against civilians (masked as "revenge") is one way to keep funding sources open...without such disruptions to open societies, this whole business of Muslim fanaticism would begin to fade and the notion of assimilation into western cultures (and mores) would gain adherents...freedom (as understood in the west) is definitely a threat to Islam...