tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post5369218525474206796..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: The Islamic State and Its Geographic MotivationA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-61837281459341463012015-10-30T14:12:05.818-03:002015-10-30T14:12:05.818-03:00The violent spread of Islam and forced conversions...The violent spread of Islam and forced conversions had been going on for centuries before any European powers were involved. Jihad is Islam and Islam is Jihad.Grangy27https://www.blogger.com/profile/15981493063316965881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-75664526024170722862015-10-22T12:30:33.341-03:002015-10-22T12:30:33.341-03:00I was unable to watch the video (its blocked from ...I was unable to watch the video (its blocked from where I access the internet) But I 100% agree though that the colonial powers drawing up straight line maps is constant source of problems. My first reply though is saying they (IS) is not getting its manpower because of Sykes-Picot. The general IS ideology follows mainstream Islam in that the goal of Muslims is to establish a caliphate. The easiest place to come in and create a caliphate is a place with no/weak central government and at the least a non-resistive population. The perfect storm existed for this to occur with Syria engulfed in civil war and Iraq's Sunni's ostracized by the Shia majority ruling Iraq. With this basic framework of population serving as the back drop its easy to erase the boarder as for your goals of setting up a single caliphate the boarder was in the way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-64294169005154403642015-10-21T20:14:45.259-03:002015-10-21T20:14:45.259-03:00Thanks for your comment. While Sykes-Picot may no...Thanks for your comment. While Sykes-Picot may not be the driving force for the younger recruits, post-colonial regions tend to have very long memories about the wrongs that were dealt to them by the colonial powers. That explains so much of the unrest in Africa (Rwanda) and other parts of the Middle East where lines were drawn with no regard for tribal boundaries. These mistakes have led to millions of deaths and while the agreements may not be the first thing on the minds of warring factions, they are the ultimate cause. I think that the video that I provided a link to in this posting proves that Sykes-Picot would suggest that.A Political Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-25857406125926025422015-10-21T13:58:35.974-03:002015-10-21T13:58:35.974-03:00Very good post. First I saw the details of Sykes-...Very good post. First I saw the details of Sykes-Picot though I knew the general gist of it. The 100 years of European colonial meddling in the Middle East have come home to roost. Dismantling Sykes-Picot borders may not be a driving force in recruitment but it provides an ideological peg for ISILThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-8159172461230224282015-10-21T13:29:41.238-03:002015-10-21T13:29:41.238-03:00@A Political Junkie I don't think that a "...@A Political Junkie I don't think that a "long-held grudge against the colonial nations" is the driving force of foreign fighters joining IS. It might help with getting locals on their side. But common sense will tell you the 20 year old that joins IS from Belgium isn't joining because he wants to fix the way maps are drawn. He wants jihad and he wants to ensure his life will have meaning. (I talking about it from their side not mine) These young men have little going on for themselves and are identified via the mosques they attend. They are then wooed those who show interest in fighting or joining IS then are roped in further. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com