Fuck Muhammad!!!

[HairOfTheDog]

I know you like graphs, numbers, stats, the whole nine yards so this isn't a diss on that...

I don't trust this type of thing. I always wonder how do they know. It's like the weather map and the forecaster has his lil' graph and the severe weather stops right there! Right there, no further. I always say, "bitch, please.

We have ISIS and we have a group of powerful men running countries who want them stopped. Why can't they join together, join their armies and stop them. Is that too simplistic?

It wouldn't bother me even if it was a diss. I promise. I do like stats and graphs and data presented in an easily understood and comparative format, but I don't like bullshit in any format.

For obvious reasons, there are agencies in each country tracking the activities, postings, passport travel...of foreigners who have taken off for Turkey (last stop = Syria). In addition, there are international organizations researching and documenting the phenomena.

The numbers in the chart are estimates and include individuals who have self-admittedly joined IS and been confirmed to be among their ranks, along with other individuals who have entered the region and not returned home (where all evidence points to the conclusion that they've joined the Islamic State). I don't doubt the reasonable accuracy of the numbers, with a small margin of error. But, I understand if others have their personal reasons for believing the estimates are too high or too low or otherwise bogus.

Yeah, I think it's much too simplistic for reasons covered at length in more than just this thread. Again, just my opinion: were it so simple, there would be no KKK, al-Qaeda, al-Shabab, Boko Haram, street gangs, cartels, etc... -- many powerful people and individuals have wanted to rid the world of them for longer than IS has existed (but, they all have their supporters too).