Attention Islamic State the Fat Lady is singing
The Islamic State rose into power not because of what they did but because of the sudden and great interest shown by the public about them and what they were all about. It’s troop levels grew because of the lack of richness in the country, the lack of advancement of its society, the lack of leadership within its ranks and most importantly because of a few who saw an opportunity to get rich quick by jumping on the “infidels bandwagon”. They used the fear of the people to accept them and grant them overlords to the sparse freedoms that they had. We made them larger than life by all the reporting and the touting of their power. Countries trembled at the very mention of their name and citizens turned on one another to avoid their deadly rampage but what many forgot and only a few knew, the Islamic State is just like any other organization in the world. You hit them hard and heavy with a consistency that only a country like the United States can. You hit ...