What does Daesh/ ISIS/ISIL think about itself?

LTC Bink Romanick — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:27:37 -0400

I read an interesting piece today in my continuing study of Daesh. This piece looks at how Daesh views itself. You may think that this is odd, but know your enemy and how he thinks.

http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2015/06/23/understanding_how_isis_sees_itself_111280.html

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2015 6:47 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:47:16 -0400

Interesting piece. The Atlantic recently posted an article that makes similar claims, but I believe backs them up better. I believe this is the best piece I've read on ISIS so far.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

What ISIS Really Wants

The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2015 9:11 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:11:53 -0400

Know your enemy. The first rule of warfare.
I am with the author most of the way, except for one. I can't pretend to be in the mind of these people, but I do not believe that they are true believers in atrocity as Allah's mercy. I think that it is very carefully rubric designed to instill fear in their enemies. The savages that commit those acts are useful idiots, much like Hess' SA in the early days of the Third Reich.
In the event that IS was ever successful in establishing a state, these people would be discarded, and replaced by more useful thugs who have not been driven to madness through their dehumanizing acts.
The author is spot on when he points out that their primary enemy is other Muslims. It is a struggle for supremacy within the Muslim world, and it will be a winner-take-all nasty one.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 25 at 2015 11:30 AM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:30:27 -0400

Can we kill them first and ask them later? Interesting read sir.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2015 7:12 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:12:45 -0500

... just study their "belief" ... right?

Response by TSgt Keith Wright made Dec 18 at 2015 11:28 PM

TSgt Keith Wright — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:28:21 -0500

My understanding of Daesh is that they use some form of Occult Principles and Occult Knowledge, as well as hypnosis and Deep Trans state meditation. These Occult Prinicples manifest a "holy Jihad" or an "Inner struggle".