10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed

A Kurdish fighter keeps guard while overlooking positions of Islamic State militants near Mosul in northern Iraq August 19, 2014. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters

ISIS's Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed -- Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek

The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most brutal and sordid forms of violence without any hesitation born of normal human morality. They are also the most irreparably stupid jihadists ever to slaughter their way onto the international stage.



And therein lie not only the seeds of their ultimate destruction, but the reason America should not rush in to take on these thugs. It needs to wait and see how successful ISIS's many other enemies are in attacking it.



ISIS took advantage of weaknesses created by civil war in Syria and governing incompetence in Iraq to grab control of lands and establish itself as a credible force. But overrunning land by surprise or amid widespread chaos is easy. Think of it this way—knocking out Saddam Hussein in 2003 was a breeze for America and its allies. The real challenge was winning over supporters among Middle Eastern Muslims—something the United States failed to do, costing years of battle and death. And ISIS has already botched that crucial task.
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