The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.
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Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.
ISIS is in many ways a creation of the Syrian regime.
It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of America's foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.
If Assad continues to conduct strikes against the Free Syrian Army at will, it would be very difficult for them to have any success against ISIS.
Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS.
ISIS is a battle-hardened, highly trained organization that is well-funded. They're one of the strongest armies in the world for their size.
The rise of ISIS in Iraq is a wider threat to the stability of the Middle East and the West than many realise.
We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.
Every Arab 'republic' has been a republic of fear, but only Saddam Hussein's Iraq surpassed the Assads' Syria in number of victims.
ISIS is the greatest threat.
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