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flamingdem

(39,320 posts)
1. a guest on cnn reported that Isis took another town
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 05:53 PM
Aug 2014

today .. so it's not going to be easy but it's promising at least.

JI7

(89,264 posts)
4. comments like flying their flag over the white house make them sound like spoiled brats
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 06:09 PM
Aug 2014

hopefully it will lead to them being destroyed quickly.

al qaeda was able to last long because they really did seem to have a political/religious agenda . they would combine their terror attacks which they justified with things like charity towards those they needed support for. this would help in getting access and keeping people from exposing them.

al qaeda would have used the current situation in gaza for their own pr. isis totally missed out on that one because they really don't care.

just a group of thugs who want to steal and rape and kill.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
5. It makes them sound like they're reading off of omeone's script
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 06:45 PM
Aug 2014

Seriously, like they went to Pam Gellar's website and cribbed themselves together based on her bullshit.

It's surreal.

ck4829

(35,090 posts)
7. I would not doubt they did just that
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 09:01 PM
Aug 2014

ISIS does know Pam Geller/Walid Shoebat/Robert Spencer/David Horowitz exist and what they say, they use their psycho statements (Often attacking Muslims as a whole) as recruiting tools.

And these organized Islamophobes use the terror of groups like ISIS to get money and people on their side.

It's a vicious circle in every sense of the word.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)
6. They were able to take on Xenophons hoplites 2400 years ago.
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 08:55 PM
Aug 2014

I am not surprised they could give Isis a hard fight today.

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