Caliphs Gotta Caliphate


Here’s a particularly bleak assessment from Indira A.R. Lakshmanan of the IS/Caliphate:


Unlike other extremist groups’ reliance on foreign donations that can be squeezed by sanctions, diplomacy and law enforcement, the Islamic State’s predominantly local revenue stream poses a unique challenge to governments seeking to halt its advance and undermines its ability to launch terrorist attacks that in time might be aimed at the U.S. and Europe.


At what point did the President wake up and realize that the “jayvee team” was in fact an “imminent threat?”