tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post6823869431692216319..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: The Fight Against ISIS: A Few (Unorthodox) Points For DiscussionT. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-19788322613677609502015-12-12T16:18:48.176-08:002015-12-12T16:18:48.176-08:00Ideas that are defeated in war often do not die. T...Ideas that are defeated in war often do not die. They just go away for a while. Radical Jihadism was defeated at Omdurman in 1898, but it has returned in various forms since then. <br /><br />Also, Chinese millenarianism didn't die with Hong Xiuquan. His particular version did, but mass movements aimed towards a great transformation of Chinese society continued to occur. Arguably, one Bormingtonhttps://bormington.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-31734219837958167642015-11-26T05:34:04.441-08:002015-11-26T05:34:04.441-08:00Yes, IS is a state, but if the core areas aka the ...Yes, IS is a state, but if the core areas aka the Sunni Arab towns & villages are occupied by military forces not supported by the locals then you're back in insurgency mode. Or we can call it resistance movement. The methods are the same.<br /><br />Road side bombs, ambushes, liquidation of informers & collaborators etc, etc. The same as happened under the Americans. This continues Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-81170356575480232532015-11-26T00:08:38.948-08:002015-11-26T00:08:38.948-08:00@Anon-- Quite simply, ISIS has given up the advant...@Anon-- Quite simply, ISIS has given up the advantages of the insurgent for the benefits of statehood. Vietnam is not the best analogy here.T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-45319103569013063062015-11-24T05:10:53.374-08:002015-11-24T05:10:53.374-08:00Air power doesn't work and as for land forces....Air power doesn't work and as for land forces. Well, The US just showed that foreigners fail again and again. The Vietnamese defeated the US without winning any major battles.<br /><br />IS knows how to do insurgency. They won in Iraq. Why would another ten years for the US army in Syria and Iraq bring success? This time IS has a much better organization and more trained manpower. Western Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-27801266936782837072015-11-18T09:52:13.661-08:002015-11-18T09:52:13.661-08:00I agree with some of this post, disagree with some...I agree with some of this post, disagree with some. I'd point you to Walt's piece in the current Foreign Affairs ("ISIS as Revolutionary State") for a somewhat different perspective. Ali Khedery has a piece in the same section, advocating a decentralization/self-determination approach to Iraq and Syria, but I only skimmed it. LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.com