This may be a little late for some, but, ISIS claims the land from North of Baghdad to Aleppo, Syria as their Islamic State or Caliphate.
A. Do you think this will really hold up to force or is this just boasting?
B. Do you think this opens the door back to expansionism and imperialism again? It's really only been since the 40's and Hitler that countries have been touchy about gaining territory through military conquest, does this new state founded through occupation open a floodgate for other countries to try the same thing? Do you think we(US) or other countries for that matter, China/Russia/Japan/England/India should take suit and begin a rebirth of conquest or should we unite to eradicate the precedent?
A. Do you think this will really hold up to force or is this just boasting?
B. Do you think this opens the door back to expansionism and imperialism again? It's really only been since the 40's and Hitler that countries have been touchy about gaining territory through military conquest, does this new state founded through occupation open a floodgate for other countries to try the same thing? Do you think we(US) or other countries for that matter, China/Russia/Japan/England/India should take suit and begin a rebirth of conquest or should we unite to eradicate the precedent?