I’m afraid terrorism is here to stay. It is just too effective and certain a method of making an impact for those who are either totally committed or feel
they’ve nothing left to lose.
But Isis is particularly dangerous, and has achieved a truly unique status in that it has succeeded in establishing a functioning state in order to advance its narrative, essential to realizing its goals. The irony in this is that while the desire to restore the Caliphate remains a hopeless piece of foolishness in a modern world, Isis has hit upon a brilliant formula for achieving this. To begin with, as long as Isis holds dominion over any piece of earth formerly under the sway of the Caliphs, they can pass themselves off as the seed for the restoration of the glories of the Caliphate. This narrative is essential to the outfit’s reason for existence and grants it the patina of legitimacy. It is also the weak spot where they can be effectively put out of business, because that narrative rings false the instant Isis no longer retains a patch of ground on which to plant a flag.
The great failing in the West lies in not appreciating the urgency in the need to deprive Isis of its version of Camelot IMMEDIATELY, because while restoring the Caliphate is a ridiculous impossibility, Isis can successfully wreck the world in the attempt.
The strategy of Isis is simple and absolutely brilliant. What they have set about doing is rendering integration of Muslims with Western societies impossible. And they WILL achieve this by simply terrorizing Westerners until their populations demand “protection” from their governments. Isis can and WILL force Western governments into persecuting Muslims, and you can witness the tactic working beautifully right here. It should of course surprise no one that those of dullest wit stampede to facilitate the goals of the “Islamic state” here in the “land of the free and home of the brave”.