Raymond Ibrahim: Is the Islamic State a Good Thing?

Jihad Watch : Outlandish as that question seems, I discuss some potential scenarios over at FrontPage Magazine:

The following is an envisioning of what might eventually unfold if the Islamic State is left to flourish.  Although it is only one of several possible scenarios, due to its ostensibly implausible nature, it requires some delineation.

The Islamic State (IS) continues expanding its territory and influence through jihad.   Religious minorities that fall under its sway—at least the fortunate ones—continue to flee in droves, helping make the Islamic State what it strives to be: purely Islamic.

Left unfettered, with only cosmetic airstrikes by an indecisive Obama administration to deal with, IS continues growing in strength and confidence, as Western powers again stand idly by. More and more Muslims around the world, impressed and inspired by what they see, become convinced that the Islamic State is in fact the new caliphate deserving of their allegiance. 

Such Muslims—the most “radical” kind, who delight in the slaughter and subjugation of “infidels”—continue leaving Western nations and migrating to the Islamic State to wage jihad and live under Sharia.

Read it all here...........