Thanks for rereading the article Phil. I think it is absolutely important everyone read it including the many not associated with this board.
The main problem with ISIS--Daesh-or whatever name on chooses is this-- from the article:
The Islamic State’s ideology exerts powerful sway over a certain subset of the population. Life’s hypocrisies and inconsistencies vanish in its face. Musa Cerantonio and the Salafis I met in London are unstumpable: no question I posed left them stuttering.
These are people of which it’s absolutely their way or no way at all. No negotiation of any sort is possible as that is apostasy, and borders are meaningless.
They must be eliminated. Although I don’t think absolutist thinking can itself be eliminated.
