Leaving aside some of his anti-US and anti-Israel bias, what he says is approximately what I believe.
The goal has been to drive a physical wedge between Iran and Syria, to close Iran’s window onto the Mediterranean, and to replace Assad with a government that is more amenable to the Turks and Saudis. To that extent, ISIS is doing what its supposed to do.
Another aspect of the strategy has been a bit of geopolitical judo in which, instead of endless war against the jihadists we would recruit them and turn them loose on enemies of our choosing. Its a clever strategy, really. Except that the jihadists are still monstrous psychopaths who can’t help but embarrass their backers as they go head-chopping their way across the middle east.
So now we’re having to do some PR cleanup.
One thing, while I’ve said that ISIS was spawned by the Turks/Saudi/State Department, the article adds Israel into the mix. Maybe. If it weren’t for the very public head-chopping, there really wouldn’t be any pressure from anyone to do anything about them. And you notice that O’s strategy to “contain” ISIS is to train and arm another ISIS. That Turkey refuses to take any action at all against ISIS while continuing to be their safe zone and arms supplier.
Mostly my thinking too. This policy/strategy has been ongoing for over 3 decades. More actively in the last 2 decades & regardless of specific US administration. The islamization of that region continues, that’s their plan & ultimate goal. And that islamization is primarily sunni state driven. Those non-islamic entities driving and/or facilitating it, i presume, think they can live with it, and they think so should the rest of us.