IS is a local threat, and it is a threat because it has US weapons and Iraqi military leadership. That is, it's military leadership is made up of people the US put out of work with it's invasion.
US weapons and leadership available because of a US invasion.
The US is responsible for the current strength of IS. US blundering and violent interference made IS in its current form possible.
Of course for many the only solution is more US violence and destruction.
It is the only thing the US is better than others at. So it becomes the solution to all problems.
When you said that IS is 'a local threat' (in your earlier post), I thought you meant it will be contained in the middle east but not 'go global'; I was just saying that it will.
It won't.
Like most revolutionary organizations, it is only as successful as it is because it has to operate on a wartime footing that leaves little room for dissent or original thinking. History has shown that soldiers and revolutionaries are much better at
overthrowing governments than they are at
running them.
ISIS is perfectly capable of overthrowing Syria, Iraq, maybe even Kuwait. They can consolidate their power and maintain a vicelike grip on civil order, crush dissent and suppress rebellion. But running a successful economy takes intelligence, nuance, understanding, a willingness to compromise and use workable solutions rather than the blunt force of violence or the empty ritual of religion. You cannot, for example, machinegun the banks into giving you more money; you can't torture factory workers into being more productive; you can't intimidate scientists into being smarter. It is, in other words, a lot easier to destroy a powerful country than it is to create one.
Really, ISIS is all set to become the Taliban of the Levant, which will probably lead to an uneasy alliance between Iran and Saudi Arabia for the sake of border security and anti-terrorism efforts. It's a regional conflict in the making, one that will preoccupy local militaries for decades to come. It's also mostly America's fault for letting that particular genie out of the bottle in the first place. But the damage is done, and now it's just a matter of cleaning up the mess that ISIS represents.
If you have a situation in a given country, send in the yanks and the brits and they'll make it worse!
If you want the problem studied, send the Swedes
If you want the problem shot, send the Americans
If you want the problem made worse, send the British AND the Americans
If you want the problem ignored, send the French
If you want the problem commoditized, send the Germans
If you want the problem taken out back and quietly "disappeared," call Russia
If you want the problem solved, STAY THE HELL OUT OF IT
). What a time for our destinies to be determined by a couple of delusional, failed politicians!
