1. WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF ISIS?
Moore states that “ISIS has been around in some form for at least a decade.”
Moore goes on to say that “They are not a new threat. They are an old threat that the United Stated underestimated, and now they control one contiguous piece of land larger than the United Kingdom and have affiliates in at least 30 countries.”
Malcolm Nance, a counterterrorism consultant, adds that “ISIS is a child of the invasion of Iraq” and “is the fifth generation of al-Qaeda.”
Nance also said that the Syrian Civil War gave ISIS the political climate it needed to grow into the organization it is now.
2. WHAT IS ISIS’ GOAL?
ISIS is shockingly brutal, but also seemingly fearless. Moore says that radical ISIS militants have “nothing less than total, global domination” in view.
Moore goes on to provide an insightful distinction between ISIS fighters and those who fight against them; a distinction he calls “a significant and dangerous difference. “Everyday they fight to achieve a goal they believe is inevitable. The best thing that can happen to any of them is to die in pursuit of that goal. For most of those fighting them the best thing that can happen is that they live to fight another day.”
The lack of fear of death exhibited by ISIS militants poses a particular threat and brings to light why they have proved to be a formidable foe for the rest of the world.
3. WHO IS ISIS’ TARGET?
Moore succinctly sums up the answer to this question by stating, “Everyone that disagrees with them.” This includes Christians and other religious minorities like the Yazidis, he says, but even includes other Muslims.
However, ISIS’ persecution of Christians is especially intense. In an article for the Christian Post on August 11, Moore called on world leaders to recognize that ISIS has created a Christian genocide and we must take action to stop them.
While writing about Christians as the target of ISIS violence, Moore said that, “In every written or spoken statement by Baghdadi [the leader of ISIS] he has specifically mentioned marching all the way to Rome and along the way promising to break the crosses of the Christians and capturing and enslaving their wives and daughters.”
4. IN WHAT WAYS DID ISIS’ RISE TO POWER LEAD TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS, AND WAS THE CRISIS PART OF THEIR PLANS TO INFILTRATE EUROPE AND AMERICA?
Moore unequivocally asserts that ISIS rise to power “absolutely led to the refugee crisis, and it is the most significant refugee crisis since World War 2.”
According to Moore, the implications of the failure of America and other nations to deal with ISIS in a way that befits the serious threat they pose has resulted in the necessity of spending as much money on resolving the refugee crisis as it would have cost to initially deal with ISIS before their actions led to the refugee crisis.
Although Moore doesn’t believe that ISIS strategically planned the refugee crisis, he does say that “they are very intent on using it to their benefit.” He then cites the recent Paris terrorist attacks in which two of the attackers entered Europe by posing as refugees … read more
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