What I do not understand is this--every day on newscasts we see lines of ISIS "troops" marching, or we see them in a camp of sorts or we watch an ISIS training video.  If these positions are known why is there no bombing of them?  This sems to be a daily ISIS show.  Why does it continue?

Rongone wrote:

I tend to believe that ISIS is comprised of individuals or groups of individuals that have existed on the fringes of society. Outcasts that have a need for belonging. Those people desperate for attention and a sense of belonging find acceptance into a group despite the despicably evil and violent ways in which that group is engaged. Through that violence they find gratuitous reward that only feeds their own self interest. Their leaders may promote the group as some preordained, righteous, religious presence, but that is utilized merely to recruit new members and solidify the leader's unquestionable right to determine what is right or wrong.

Groups like ISIS have existed in the past. What makes this iteration of the latest scourge is the fact that our worldwide connection through information sharing is more instantaneous and uncensored. ISIS revels in their ability to shock the world, hopefully striking fear into the hearts of the rest of the world.

In order to destroy ISIS, the rest of the world will have to unite across geographical, political, and religious boundaries. A unified effort such as this in today's fragmented world will require an extraordinary set of circumstances. ISIS knows this. So, it will be up to broad coalition of diverse people willing to cooperate with each other to confront and defeat this newest collection of thugs hell bent on world domination. If the civilized world refuses to accept this responsibility, we can count on the continuing horrific attacks perpetrated by these defective individuals that find solace in belonging to an inhuman group of zealots.

I tend to agree, but also would add that until the mid-eastern Muslim world can find some sort of harmony (ie-moderates prevaling) that no matter what the rest of the world does, we will continue to have conflict and discord in the area some of which will be fanatical. 

The article raised an additional question of whether the real goal of ISIS is really focing what they believe is predicted about the end of times.