ISIS/ISIL/DAESH and Taliban declare mutual Jihad! What are your thoughts?

Capt Richard I P. — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:17:01 -0400

ISIS/ISIL/DAESH and the Taliban have declared Jihad on one another. And there was much rejoicing!
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/isis-and-taliban-have-announced-jihad-on-each-other-we-wish-them-both-the-best-of-luck-232061.html
http://www.khaama.com/isis-taliban-announced-jihad-against-each-other-3206

What do you think of this? Will they attrite one another? Will they further destabilize the region? Is this good or is it bad?

ISIS and Taliban Have Announced Jihad...On Each Other. We Wish Them Both The Best Of Luck!

Did terrorists just join the war...on terror?

Response by SGT Dylan Epp made Apr 21 at 2015 8:47 PM

SGT Dylan Epp — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:47:12 -0400

Let em duke it out then bomb the living hell out of the ones still left!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 8:57 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:57:32 -0400

Is this on pay per view?

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 9:39 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:39:31 -0400

This is actually problematic for Afghanistan. This will only increase the level of violence across the country, which will in turn increase instability, which will increase the optempo of the Afghan security forces. Also, the instability will feed into the narrative that the Afghan government cannot control the country, which will further erode Afghan citizen's faith in the central Afghan government...but both these groups know this and welcome the chaos.

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Apr 21 at 2015 10:11 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:11:00 -0400

I expected ISIS to burn themselves out, but this is even better.

So the way we work, we are secretly funding both sides right?

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 10:41 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:41:42 -0400

UAVs will now finally be able to pay for themselves!

Step 1: Fly over the AOR and catch live footage of ISIS vs Taliban in action
Step 2: Pay Per View
Step 3: $$$$
Step 4: Save the A-10 and U-2

I see no downsides in this turn of events!

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made Apr 21 at 2015 10:46 PM

SGT Michael Touchet — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:46:13 -0400

Great, let them kill and behead each other, save the world the trouble.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 11:12 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:12:30 -0400

Now the thing that is going to be most important is NOT to endorse a side. Historically, we've created some of these problems ourselves. In the 1970s-1980s, we armed the Taliban to fight the Russians. The we armed the Iraqi fighters to fight against ISIS. They fell, then we armed the Syrian rebels to fight ISIS...then they joined ISIS. We fail to understand that "the enemy of my enemy is not my friend", especially in a region where the tribal alliances can easily shift the tides. Kurds jump in?? OH NO, we can't fight with the Kurds...let's help ISIS. They are both well financed and should be perfectly capable of buying weapons and technologies from Russia and China. Let's just back off and let the two fight each other for a while....give our troops a breather to enjoy being home and remember what normal life looks like.
v/r,
CPT Butler

Response by SGT John Wesley made Apr 21 at 2015 11:15 PM

SGT John Wesley — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:15:47 -0400

Omg! I'll be able to watch this fight next year on Netflix!

Response by CPO Greg Frazho made Apr 21 at 2015 11:34 PM

CPO Greg Frazho — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:34:32 -0400

It brings to mind what the Allies thought of Operation Barbarossa once it was unleashed in WWII, pitting Nazi Germany against Soviet Russia: It's a shame that they both can't lose.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 22 at 2015 9:55 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:55:35 -0400

I believe it's time to take a step back and watch the show.