| "The United States cannot go it alone in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group known as ISIS whose ruthlessness and killing has dumbfounded and horrified the civilized world. The prospects of defeating ISIS would be greatly improved if other Muslim nations could see ISIS for the threat it is. But, like Iraq, they are mired in petty competitions and Sunni-Shiite religious divisions and many have their own relations with extremists of one kind or another. ISIS has received financing from donors in Kuwait and Qatar. Saudi Arabia funneled weapons to Syrian rebels and didn't care if they went to ISIS. Turkey allowed ISIS fighters and weapons to flow across porous borders. All of that has to stop; extremists will never be defeated if Muslims themselves don't make it a priority. To their credit, some leaders are speaking out... |
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