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September 26, 2014

Title: What is the Long-Term Objective of ISIS?
Topic: War on Terror

Discussed by Dr. Eric Patterson
with Regent University (www.Regent.edu)

Will our grandchildren be forced to worship Allah by ISIS militants? If we are successful in destroying ISIS, will another Muslim extremist group rise up in its place?

Dr. Eric Patterson is a research fellow with Georgetown Universities Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Dr. Patterson says it is time for the West to realize that ISIS is not merely a case of terrorism; this is a civil war. ISIS is not only killing Christians, they are killing other Muslims who won’t recognize them (ISIS) as their leader. Dr. Patterson calls this “purification”.

Some are worried that Turkey will soon join forces with ISIS, giving them even more push across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Although Turkey has not welcomed ISIS with open arms, ISIS is actively recruiting members in the country. Turkey has been very quiet on this, and this is very troubling to many experts on terrorism, including Dr. Patterson.

Listen in as Dr. Patterson discusses more of the goals of ISIS, what he means by “purification”, and why “boots on the ground” is the only option to destroy ISIS.

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