Originally Posted by
protonitron
There is no single leader since it is an ideology rather that an actual nation. If you kill a leader of this sort of movement it often just makes the a martyr or has no effect.
This is a flaw in thinking that a lot of people have.
There is a leader. We're talking about ISIS, a group with a heirarchy. We are NOT talking about Islam. We are not targeting Islam - just ISIS.
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
I don't think you can blame globalisation. Guerrilla warfare can exist in a localized situation eg in the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Globalisation is definitely a contributing factor. Think outside of guerrilla warfare. It brings the US and the Middle East + Arabian Peninsula together. You get the U.S. fucking the OPEC countries on lopsided oil contracts and the enmity starts from there. Additionally, because of that, you get the oil crisis of the 70s which is the exact reason that the Saudi royalty is so loaded with money to fund the death-oriented wahhabist terrorist groups like ISIS.
Last edited by Ele; Oct 4, 2014 at 10:19 AM.