An Israeli
think tank “which advances a realist, conservative, and Zionist
agenda in the search for security and peace for Israel.”, as
claims in its website, cynically suggest that the West should not
destroy completely Daesh.
As pointed
in the article:
The West
should seek the further weakening of Islamic State, but not its
destruction. A weak but functioning IS can undermine the appeal of
the caliphate among radical Muslims; keep bad actors focused on one
another rather than on Western targets; and hamper Iran’s quest for
regional hegemony.
Although
the offensives in Syria and Iraq showed IS’s tactical capabilities,
they were directed against failed states with weakened militaries. On
occasions when the poorly trained IS troops have met well-organized
opposition, even that of non-state entities like the Kurdish
militias, the group’s performance has been less convincing. When
greater military pressure was applied and Turkish support dwindled,
IS went into retreat.
A weak
IS is, counterintuitively, preferable to a destroyed IS. IS is a
magnet for radicalized Muslims in countries throughout the world.
These volunteers are easier targets to identify, saving intelligence
work. They acquire destructive skills in the fields of Syria and Iraq
that are of undoubted concern if they return home, but some of them
acquire shaheed status while still away - a blessing for their home
countries. If IS is fully defeated, more of these people are likely
to come home and cause trouble.
The
Western distaste for IS brutality and immorality should not obfuscate
strategic clarity. IS are truly bad guys, but few of their opponents
are much better. Allowing bad guys to kill bad guys sounds very
cynical, but it is useful and even moral to do so if it keeps the bad
guys busy and less able to harm the good guys. The Hobbesian reality
of the Middle East does not always present a neat moral choice.
The
unbelievable hypocrisy, cynicism does not end here:
The
defeat of IS would encourage Iranian hegemony in the region, buttress
Russia’s role, and prolong Assad’s tyranny. Tehran, Moscow, and
Damascus do not share our democratic values and have little
inclination to help America and the West.
Although
ISIS has “killed thousands of people since it declared an
Islamic caliphate in June 2014, with the Syrian city of Raqqa as its
de facto capital. It captured tremendous international attention by
swiftly conquering large swaths of land and by releasing gruesome
pictures of beheadings and other means of execution.”, as this
article itself admits, it calls the West to retain Daesh existence,
to fight Russia, Iran and their allies because these do not share the
democratic values of America and the West!
In
other words, those who have created the Daesh barbarians, want to
defend their "democratic" values against those who are
fighting these barbarians! At this point, no further comments needed. You draw
your own conclusions.
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