I concur. And after they complete the consolidation, they will find themselves isolated from the moderate Sunni Arabs that will then take control as they did in Egypt. These moderates live in the new territory and elsewhere in the region.
Bottom line....... money not religion will prevail
“Bottom line....... money not religion will prevail”
Hate to disagree, but Profit Mohammed invented an entire religion based upon plunder, pillage, and caravan robbing.
ISIS is rolling in loot, weapons, & seized hundreds of millions in western currency. It’s big business & lets its marauding savages feel REAL good about themselves & their holy jihad. It’s money AND religion that’s in the driver’s seat in ME.
From Mohammed the Meccan warlord to al-Bagdadi the ISIS warlord there is a long continuum of ideology & barbarism.