So we’re bombing in Syria. Despite my misgivings, Cameron won the day and the bombing’s started. Good. I said my bit, but I’m not unhappy with the eventual outcome because as long as they realise that bombing alone will achieve very little and lots of other avenues have to be taken as well, then what harm can a few bombs do? Oh, lots, yeah, forgot that. Corbyn reminded me. There ya go.

But now ISIS have moved into Afghanistan. How is that even possible? England and America couldn’t defeat the Taliban but ISIS just push them aside. Though, obviously, we’d kind’a softened them up quite a bit. And they’re crumbling into Islamist disarray. There’s a new government there, installed under our protection, but everyone ignores them anyway.

So ISIS move into Eastern Afghanistan, on the Pakistani border. having taken over the local group there, Wilyat Khurasan. I would say ‘in a bloodless coup’ but it probably wasn’t. So let’s call it a ‘merger’ between like-mindeds. And now ISIS are recruiting. With their patented technique of: either join us or we’ll hack your fucking head off with a potato-peeler; then start on your family.

Never mind, we’re bombing them. Ok, not necessarily over there, but in other places.

Then I saw the map. The map of (most of the) world, showing where ISIS either recruit or cause acts of mindless violence and horror. And if you imagine the world as, say, 100%, then ISIS only have influence in about 30% of it. Which is ok until you realise that 60% of the planet is water and ISIS don’t swim. Though apparently they do drown quite nicely if you add a little concrete.

You are completely safe in a small unpronounceable town in North-West Scotland. As you would be on a raft off the coast of Papua New Guinea. 57 miles south west of Slovenia also claims an area of 227 square yards where ISIS have no influence whatsoever. Not yet, anyway. The rest of the world is slowly becoming engulfed in the rot that is ‘the so-called Islamic State’.

Where do they get their money? A lot of money. Billions of monies. And when you wanna catch baddies, ya follow the money. Cut that off and its a different battle.

Good luck with that.

Happy Saturday

A xxxx