Not quite. A collection of semi-local militias who managed to piss off just about everyone does not a caliphate make.
P.S. Though as a comment on the grandparent post, some suicide bombers certainly achieve their goals (and that’s even ignoring the obvious goal to die a martyr for the cause).
Not quite. A collection of semi-local militias who managed to piss off just about everyone does not a caliphate make.
P.S. Though as a comment on the grandparent post, some suicide bombers certainly achieve their goals (and that’s even ignoring the obvious goal to die a martyr for the cause).
But not enough for “everyone” to mount an effective campaign to destroy them.