[Fozzie_DeBear]

The threat is real...but the media and the general public's response (particularly in the USA) is counter-productive. In my opinion, the only path to defeating ISIS is to delegitimize their narrative...this may happen if they are widely viewed as un-Islamic and unattractive. This can only happen from within the Islamic world.

Activities that make Muslims feel ostracized support the ISIS narrative that Muslims should come to the ISIS regions. One of the strategic outcomes that ISIS is hoping to achieve with terror attacks is make the Western countries less tolerant and thus less appealing for Muslims.