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Why is ISIS, ISIL, The Muslim State determined to provoke nominally neutral (non-militarily engaged) Mideastern countries such as Jordan and Egypt?

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) February 22nd, 2015

Immolating the Jordanian pilot and beheading Egyptian Christians?

How does ISIL gain from turning more of the Mideast against themselves?

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ragingloli's avatar

They are a CIA front, so by setting fire to as many territories as possible, they fuel western paranoia, making them more willing to submit to tyranny in exchange for “security”, and securing funding for the military industrial complex.

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Ya know @ragingloli I kinda like that conspiracy theory , lets go with that one for at least today or till someone comes up with something better.

SquirrelEStuff's avatar

Wasn’t the Jordanian pilot flying a fighter jet dropping bombs over there when he ejected from his plane?
The U.S. and the CIA are heavily involved in middle eastern governments, which I believe is a big factor as to why ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, or whichever new group pops up next week, attacks the U.S. and our allies.
I agree with ragingloli, but I believe the CIA and U.S. government are creating chaos and fear, not just in the Middle East, but around the world, including here.
Of course a new world order, one world government and currency, sounds crazy, but the more you look at things, the more we seem to be headed in that direction.

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stanleybmanly's avatar

Isis suffers the fashionable delusion common to a lot of Muslims these days that there is some possibility of restoring the Caliphate and reviving the glory days of Islam. It’s a prospect about as likely as the conversion of the region to the Land of OZ, but then again why should Islam be expected to exhibit any level of rationality beyond the nonsense defining most organized religions?

Jaxk's avatar

I suspect they are looking forward to the ‘Final Battle’. Saudi Arabia has been corrupted (many believe) and Allah will put in the hearts of Muslims a corruption. That corruption is fear of death. As long as Muslims are cowards and fear to rise up against their corrupt governments, Allah will never help them regain their wealth and independence.

I’m not a student of the Quran but I’ve been reading a little about it. It all gets pretty murky but governments that support the infidels or show fear are somehow tainted. The true believers will be elevated to paradise following the final battle so that’s what they want. The Caliphate against the rest of the world.

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ibstubro's avatar

Personally, I think @Jaxk is on the right track.

ISIS/ISIL presents themselves as the true Muslim state and call for all true Muslims to join their cause. By forcing Jordan and Egypt into direct confrontation with/attacks against The Islamic State they force the hand of Muslims in both those countries. If they can get the Muslim populations to rise up, they might very well take over the weak states of Jordan and Egypt.

Far from ISIL being a CIA front, I think the west would do damned near anything to put that genie back in the bottle.

At this stage the Western coalition is playing directly into the hands of ISIL. Making martyrs and demonizing Islam.

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