Three questions:
If ISIS was winning battles, gaining territory, terrorizing and beheading, just as it is now, but were not as adroit in broadcasting its exploits on the internet, would Washington’s war drums be beating as loudly as they are?
If ISIS were to remain engaged in a prolonged struggle with forces from Syria and Iraq and neighboring countries, instead of being “ousted” (as your headline puts it) by the United States and its allies, would ISIS jihadists from the West be more likely or less likely to return home to perpetrate terrorist acts?
What significant difference does it make to the United States whether or not there is a caliphate in the northern Arabian peninsula?
If ISIS was winning battles, gaining territory, terrorizing and beheading, just as it is now, but were not as adroit in broadcasting its exploits on the internet, would Washington’s war drums be beating as loudly as they are?
If ISIS were to remain engaged in a prolonged struggle with forces from Syria and Iraq and neighboring countries, instead of being “ousted” (as your headline puts it) by the United States and its allies, would ISIS jihadists from the West be more likely or less likely to return home to perpetrate terrorist acts?
What significant difference does it make to the United States whether or not there is a caliphate in the northern Arabian peninsula?