Bruce Hoffman, December 15, 2015
ISIS has demonstrated an embryonic capacity to function as a legitimate governing entity. Unlike most terrorist groups, ISIS actually possesses its own means of income generation and financing. SIS forces the citizens of its conquered territories to work as common laborers and imposes economic and agricultural regulations to maximize profits.
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