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Islamic State expands its 'state'
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nath
The Iraqi soldiers run away. I wonder what happened to the Republican Guard.
John-San
Please do not refer to this mob of war criminals as a state. It legitimises they crimes against humanity.
Frungy
The bottom line is that despite their politics independent reports show that IS are providing peace and prosperity to the areas under their control - admittedly at the high cost of Sharia law and all that comes with it - but there are no rebels fighting against them, nor much discontent, and the majority of civilian business owners seem happy.
I don't expect much resistance from other governments in the area, and the IS is set to increase in size and power, and will find allies amongst other governments relatively soon - and with that more sophisticated arms.
The U.S. may actually have to fight a real war against someone armed with more than slingshots - which is probably why they're already running scared.
Wc626
Woe. The US military votes (usually) Republican. This "running scared" thing is the doing of the Obama administration.
It's too bad the rest of the world would hate us more if the US military went to extreme measures to swiftly bomb IS to kingdom come-
Noble713
@JapanGal:
Saddam's old Republic Guard are now.....senior leaders in ISIS. They were kinda upset after the US invasion left them unemployed. Many of the field grade officers were apparently pretty competent.
@John-San:
Heinrich von Treitschke once wrote: "War and the administration of justice are the chief tasks of even the most barbaric States."
ISIS fits the mold, being barbaric yet still capable of fighting a war and administering its own form of "justice".