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"Trump claims breakthrough in Iran deal talks" !! WELL... TRUMP may have a "deal" to end the Iranian war after ALL !!
Today 4:21 pm
-------I------iSIS was difficult to defeat financially because it operated as a self-sustaining, proto-state rather than relying on typical foreign sponsors. Their massive and diverse economic portfolio, vast initial cash reserves, and reliance on underground transactional systems made them exceptionally resilient to disruptionCannonpointer » 40 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ Who built their trucks?
Who armed them?
Who provided hospitals when they were wounded?
Who provided safe places behind the lines for their wives and kids?
Who gave them intel? Fresh ammunition after every battle?
Who provided their banking system so that they could pay their fighters?
Who gave them the gasoline to move their trucks and equipment?
Are you aware that in any society, SOMEONE has to produce the goods that society needs? Who were their farmers? Mechanics? Where did they get their water? Their spare parts? Their new tires?
You seem perfectly capable of googling up **** about ISIS. Google THAT **** - tell me what you find. Try to find something that kinda makes sense, and doesn't sound slightly retarded. Something that explains how a bunch of crzed religious zealots can create an "Islamic State" with the no factories, no farms, no safe spaces, and the ENTIRE **** WORLD trying to stop them. Tell me how such a group can prevail for many years against THE **** EARTH.
------Massive Initial Windfall: When ISIS seized major Iraqi cities in 2014—including capturing branches of the Iraqi Central Bank in Mosul—it instantly secured an estimated $500 million to $1 billion in cash