Quote:As i stated above, the declaration of a caliphate is a call to arms for the faith.  The credibility of the caliphate is predicated on its ability to hold land.  Whether the attacks were bonafide planned by ISIS or just ISIS inspired is irrelevant (although in the case of San Bernandino there is evidence to support the idea that it was a greater plot and ISIS had foreshadowing of an attack in Florida 3 days ago and almost immediate claims of responsibility.)  The point is that the thing drawing people from countries across the world to join this fight is the doctrinal definition of a caliphate and the success ISIS has in establishing defacto statehood (holding land).  The way to sever the tie is to destroy or displace the caliphate.  Until then you will see the frequency of these attacks continue to increase until the 4.5 billion comply with the beliefs of the 1.6 billion.  

So did you read rfc's post (around page 6?) regarding the widespread support for Sharia law in many of these countries? Pretty sure that is in a lot of areas that are outside of ISIS control or immediate influence. Also seem to recall Bin Laden supported hitting US more than building a caliphate, so again, don't see the caliphate as key. And if you agree with what rfc seems to be saying (as your 'beliefs of the 1.6 billion seems to imply), are you saying we need to destroy or displace all of those 1.6 billion? Not quite sure what you are getting at. Nut jobs kill for a number of reasons, they did it well before ISIS, and will do it after ISIS. 

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