tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post2099331314748119171..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Military Pressure Is 'Killing' The Islamic State Propaganda MachineWar News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-71151074764830177392016-10-11T14:47:27.431-04:002016-10-11T14:47:27.431-04:00When ISIS first arose, it captured and held territ...When ISIS first arose, it captured and held territory faster and more efficiently than the US military ever could have even at it's prime before it became badly worn down from continuing operations. It's easy to see how a layperson could have missed this. It's not so easy to understand how intelligence professionals could have missed this. Of course US intelligence has a long track record of spectacular incompetence. As such, then again perhaps it's not hard to see how the missed it but a group that, at the outset captured and held territory faster than the very best of "western" forces could have done may have been hard to anticipate especially for people who have an overinflated view of American capabilities. <br /><br />It seems ISIS chief problem was they were unable to adjust to behaving like a normal state once they captured territory. Had they managed to do so they probably could have achieved their caliphate. <br /><br />Essentially the Middle East is crying out for stability. Had they been able to adjust to behaving like a normal state the world especially the "west" for better or worse would have welcomed their caliphate. B.Posternoreply@blogger.com