ISIS is built upon the core vendetta by Serbian and Balkan muslims. Chechnyan muslims joined. Both are pools for the supply of men to the mercenary army constructed by the Russians and fighting in the Ukraine (including the Crimea and Moldova).
The Russians are using the muslims to further Russian ambitions.
Muslims know that, but as long as the Russian weaponry keeps flowing to the effective Russian martial powers across the globe, the muslims won’t complain nor worry much.
Someday, if Russian ambitions are realized, and the arms flow to muslims gets cut ... then the muslims will understand that their useful-ness has expired, and they will, too.
Even Obama gets that.
Obama understands race-and-power.
Putin understands power.
Obama relies upon race.
Putin relies upon power.
The Russians are using the muslims to further Russian ambitions.
We’re also supporting Muslim “moderate” rebels in Syria. And in Iraq we installed a Muslim Shiite government when we overthrew Saddam.