Will ISIS success cause its destruction?

2015-11-29T15:49:07-05:00

I was just thinking, will ISIS size and its sponsorship of terror cause its demise due to countries who are beginning to despise ISIS, and shrinking resources, and being over extended? They don't have the strength to take over Western countries, but they do have the ability to really piss them off. Logical thinking leads me to believe at some point the Western countries will like to wipe out ISIS where they is a high density, but logical thinking apply to the Middle East?

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Nov 29 at 2015 3:51 PM

2015-11-29T15:51:53-05:00

I certainly hope ISIS "successes" will ensure teh destruction of the entire organization MAJ Ken Landgren

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2015 5:02 PM

2015-11-29T17:02:06-05:00

ISIS does not have the ability to govern, and that will be it's undoing from within. Sooner or later, the locals will get sick of them and overthrow them.

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Nov 29 at 2015 5:05 PM

2015-11-29T17:05:32-05:00

I would think that eventually they will hit their culminating point and start to shrink. My concern is what they will do before they get to that point and what will they do if they feel they are facing their demise. I agree with you that logical thinking does not apply to the Middle East (at least our way of looking at things). I am not sure we have the resolve to do what it takes to defeat them militarily but if they conduct a large scale terrorist attack like happened in Paris, perhaps we will.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 29 at 2015 6:42 PM

2015-11-29T18:42:39-05:00

It did in Anbar, and it will in the world as well.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Nov 30 at 2015 7:44 AM

2015-11-30T07:44:19-05:00

It depends. If their leadership gets cocky is entirely possible that they could self-destruct. The same can be said for many other nations and entities however.