I am much more worried about Islam itself, rather than the Islamic State. Long before ISIS, Islam has waged a 1400 year war on the non-Muslim world and Christianity. In fact, This current debate on “radical Islam” is a misdirection. Why? What we are experiencing is not Radical Islam, but rather everyday normal Islam! Normal Islam is a religious political totalitarian machine of conquest and submission. If we allow ourselves to create a false dichotomy between good Islam and bad Islam, we end up defending Islam itself! Question: Were the normal NAZIs good and the radical NAZIs bad? Were the normal Kamikazes good and the radical Kamikazes bad? Obama, or the demon behind Obama, is brilliant. To be able to lead thinking people down this path is diabolical.
Well said.
There seems to be two islam’s. A modern reformed version as practiced by the King of Jordan, and a 7th Century version that murders, rapes, and tortures non-believers. The 7th Century muslims require strong dictators like Saddam, Mubarak, and Kadaffi to minimize the role sharia plays in their culture. The Arab Spring pushed by Obama/Hillary removed these strongmen leaving a void that the Islamists are now taking advantage of.
Unless and until the west wakes up and plays the role of strongman, and kicks the living guano out of the 7th Century vermin we will continue to see attacks and attrocities.