Posted on 07/07/2014 10:01:44 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) was unheard of by the west until a few weeks ago. The al-Qaeda spin-off/startup rapidly invaded and captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Inspired by its successes, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the captured lands a caliphate.
A caliphate is an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader known as a caliph. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been declared the caliph, an earthly successor to Muhammad who will rule over the Islamic state. Al-Baghdadi developed an Islamic Army and has enjoyed more success in a shorter period of time than the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda combined. To date the Islamic State has about 12,000 fighters and a war chest estimated at £1.2 billion. (3)
Call for Loyalty The self-appointed caliph called for all Muslims to become part of his caliphate and spread Islam around the world acting as emissaries under his direction and control. He tells the faithful they have a duty to migrate to the Islamic State and make the newly formed nation a land for all Muslims. His supporters are telling Muslims worldwide to pledge allegiance to the new caliphate and their new leader.
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Let them kill each other. No easier way to reduce Islam than that.
Let the shiite hit the fan.
Well, not exactly unheard of since the administration has been arming and supplying them for a while and were even given a trial run with anti-tank weapons.
http://www.businessinsider.com/syria-missile-arms-2014-4
The foreign policy elites seem intent on rolling back American Power in that part of the world. The resulting power-vacuum will be filled by somebody. Russia? Iran? The Caliphate-reborn?
Obama seems to be pushing the last option.
exactly and it also distracts them from attacking us. win win.
From the above link.
“To make it clear, our allies are only delivering these missiles to trusted groups that are moderate,” one senior leader of rebel group Harakat Hazm told WSJ”
...and there is lies the problem. “trusted groups”
Accurate but misleading.
"The" Caliphate is not "an Islamic state," it is "The Islamic State."
By definition, at least in the sense used by ISIS, all other Muslim states are illegitimate and should be fought by all good Muslims, with the goal of overthrowing them and joining them to The Caliphate.
The caliphate's weakness, or at least this caliphate's weakness, is legitimacy. Why should this guy be accepted by other Muslims as The Caliph? What is his right to rule based on?
My sentiments exactly.
China is quickly becoming the biggest hog at the oil trough.
I doubt they will be too worried about ISIS or Al Queda.
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