Who Supports ISIS (Islamic State)?
Everybody who is only a little bit interested in wars would know that an army needs logistical support, if it wants to carry out a sustained military campaign.
Who supports ISIS? is a question that would lead us towards some very alarming conclusions.
Napoleon Bonaparte once said that an army marches on its stomach. He was referring to the extensive logistical work that needed to be accomplished when an army was on the move. If an army does not have the required supplies it would not be able to retain its fighting abilities.
The French in Russia, and the Germans after them suffered humiliating defeats by Russia since their supply lines were over extended and they became stranded. They were cut off from their supplies and annihilated by Russians.
The western journalists and policy makers seem to have ignored this very obvious lesson from history while they discuss the Islamic State group.
If such is the case with different wars of history against the non-state actors, how do we explain the continued fighting prowess of ISIS (ISIL or Daesh) in the face of Russian and American bombardment? READ MORE >>
