Experts Warn of Terrorism Blowback From Iraq Air Strikes -- Michael Crowley, Time
ISIS has long threatened America openly — will Obama's strikes inspire it to act?
The American air strikes against a militant group in Iraq could motivate the fighters to retaliate with terrorist attacks against U.S. civilians, experts warn.
President Barack Obama’s air strikes against militants from the group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) “could increase the likelihood that ISIS or somebody inspired by ISIS, would strike against the homeland,” says Seth Jones, a terrorism expert with Rand Corp.
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My Comment: Terrorist groups like ISIS/Islamic State do not need an excuse to launch terror attacks. But recent attacks from U.S. forces on ISIS forces may force them to respond in order to show to their followers that they are not "impotent" in the face of the U.S. military. Where they may launch such "reprisal attacks" is still unknown .... but I would wager that it will happen somewhere in the Middle East.
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