It will be a long haul

摘要

The repertoire of new horrors keeps expanding. On February 3rd the jihadists of Islamic State (is) released a video showing the immolation of Flight Lieutenant Moaz al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot captured after he ejected from his F-16 jet, over Syria in December. The sickening footage appears calculated to attract potential is recruits; scare and provoke its enemies into actions that would feed is's propaganda; and create cleavages between the leaders and populations of countries who have joined in coalition against it.