The article rightly assets that “The reality is that the Islamic State is Islamic. Very Islamic… the religion preached by its most ardent followers derives from coherent and even learned interpretations of Islam.”
As to what ISIS really want, the answer is in the name. They want and Islamic State under Islamic law which expands until it is the only state. This ideology makes any stable peace with them very unlikely. They may accept a cease fire but they cannot abandon their aim without abandoning their identity.
“Hypocrisy is not a sin that ideologically minded young men tolerate well.”
The heart of it all.
The article rightly assets that “The reality is that the Islamic State is Islamic. Very Islamic… the religion preached by its most ardent followers derives from coherent and even learned interpretations of Islam.”
As to what ISIS really want, the answer is in the name. They want and Islamic State under Islamic law which expands until it is the only state. This ideology makes any stable peace with them very unlikely. They may accept a cease fire but they cannot abandon their aim without abandoning their identity.
Dave