Ten Things You Should Know About ISIS
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is an al Qaeda offshoot with about 35,000 folks who now control tens of thousands of square miles and who want to create an Islamic state there and everywhere else, if possible. They are a group of thugs and terrorists who have murdered lots of people publicly and grotesquely, like thugs and terrorists have done repeatedly throughout history. They are the most well-funded terrorist organization in history and their slick social media posts and YouTube videos have gotten them thousands of recruits from around the globe. But here are some things worth noting:
1. They ignore international borders and rule by Sharia Law.
2. They are led by a man who was released from one of my detention camps five years ago (where he said, “I’ll see you guys in New York.”)
3. The UN reports that ISIS has forced as many as 1,500 Yazidis and Christians into sex slavery.
4. ISIS split from al Qaeda in February because al Qaeda wasn’t brutal enough.
5. ISIS made a couple billion stealing oil and over $430 million robbing banks.
6. It is estimated that they have brainwashed thousands of Westerners and over 100 Americans have joined ISIS. Many of them have come home and are being watched by the FBI...
7. ISIS has called on members to kill all Western disbelievers. Even civilians.
8. Unlike other armed conflicts, I am not in this alone. ISIS is so backwards, even Russia is thinking of helping the coalition.
9. I started air strikes against them on September 23rd…but I’m not at war with them.
10. I am spending between $7 and $10 million per day to fight these guys. And I need more. (For comparative purposes, it costs a little over $2 mil per year for every troop I have in Afghanistan.)
Do I know what the answer to this is? Of course not. But I do know that you have to recognize evil, stop it, and love everybody. Sometimes it’s just awfully hard to do all three of these at the same time…
Comments or questions? Contact me at DiaryOfAmerica@gmail.com.
-Edmund Burke
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is an al Qaeda offshoot with about 35,000 folks who now control tens of thousands of square miles and who want to create an Islamic state there and everywhere else, if possible. They are a group of thugs and terrorists who have murdered lots of people publicly and grotesquely, like thugs and terrorists have done repeatedly throughout history. They are the most well-funded terrorist organization in history and their slick social media posts and YouTube videos have gotten them thousands of recruits from around the globe. But here are some things worth noting:
1. They ignore international borders and rule by Sharia Law.
2. They are led by a man who was released from one of my detention camps five years ago (where he said, “I’ll see you guys in New York.”)
3. The UN reports that ISIS has forced as many as 1,500 Yazidis and Christians into sex slavery.
4. ISIS split from al Qaeda in February because al Qaeda wasn’t brutal enough.
5. ISIS made a couple billion stealing oil and over $430 million robbing banks.
6. It is estimated that they have brainwashed thousands of Westerners and over 100 Americans have joined ISIS. Many of them have come home and are being watched by the FBI...
7. ISIS has called on members to kill all Western disbelievers. Even civilians.
8. Unlike other armed conflicts, I am not in this alone. ISIS is so backwards, even Russia is thinking of helping the coalition.
9. I started air strikes against them on September 23rd…but I’m not at war with them.
10. I am spending between $7 and $10 million per day to fight these guys. And I need more. (For comparative purposes, it costs a little over $2 mil per year for every troop I have in Afghanistan.)
Do I know what the answer to this is? Of course not. But I do know that you have to recognize evil, stop it, and love everybody. Sometimes it’s just awfully hard to do all three of these at the same time…
Comments or questions? Contact me at DiaryOfAmerica@gmail.com.
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