i had heard arguments like this before that isis members were victims of persecution or looking for something bigger, a cause. but he puts it more bluntly. being cannon fodder, they will fight and die for the so-called islamic state. so as dumb as they come, the more the merrier. the most powerful weapon in the isis arsenal turned out to be propaganda, a media blitz that drew in thousands of new recruits. it is the rise. slick music videos depicted an epic struggle of good versus evil and isis were the good guys. recruits were told they were noble warriors on a devine mission to bring pride black to islam. their own graphic videos show the truth was much darker. thugs and criminals is what