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To: Michael van der Galien

ISIS was funded by Obama and the CIA as “moderate rebels.” Once he was out of office they ran out of resources to operate.


2 posted on 02/08/2018 10:27:21 AM PST by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

isis also got their a**es handed to them.


4 posted on 02/08/2018 10:30:52 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: kaehurowing

Bingo!


7 posted on 02/08/2018 11:19:11 AM PST by MNDude
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To: kaehurowing

You’re right, they ran out of money. They never had a reliable funding source like the bin Laden network or rich Saudis.

The main reason for ISIS defeat is that they thought they could gather together as a subnational caliphate state and be recognized by other states and attract lots of Muslims.

They became a series of easy targets for our air power and artillery.

Also, their recruits were so radical and emotionally charged that they weren’t very trainable and refused to coordinate across a wide battlefield. Petty infighting and poor logistics kept them no better than a mob.


10 posted on 02/08/2018 11:53:04 AM PST by gandalftb
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