Loading ...I see ISIS as the genisis of the Unholy Trinity (Israel, Saudi, US) to supplant Assad in Syria to gain pipeline access to Europe and lessen Russia’s energy monopoly.
ISIS did the FF gas attack that went sideways (as well as their ISIS concept) for the “West”. Since that didn’t go as planned, a second front to divert Russia was opened in Ukraine, with another FF MH17 shoot down to entrap Russia.
Israel gains by tying into said pipeline with their offshore assets and gets rid of the Shia (Hezbollah) threat in Lebanon, Syria and Iran. They relish Islam fighting against each other. Israel saw how well Catholics and Protestants blew each other up in Ireland.
Saudi (Sunni) gains financially along with Qatar and Bahrain as well as quashing their other arch enemies of Shia belief. They also want to rid their largest petro competitor, Russia through Chechyen proxies…a la 1998 oil crash to kill the ruble.
US, until recent shale oil bonanza, wanted cheap oil (in petrodollar reserve currency) to fund globalization and the MIC. The MIC doesn’t care if oil is cheap or expensive, they just want everyone to spend money killing each other. Oh and they are now the Israeli/Saudi pitbull bitch.
And China just Sun Tzu it all.
Confucius say it comes down to Frenemies