Very Limited Agenda
Islamist militants are not in a global battle against anyone who opposes the recreation of the caliphate. They do not target anyone and everyone who opposes them. They only target countries that they can get something very specific from, and if we give them whatever small thing they want they'll go away. Just ask China:
Beijing appealed Monday to the Iraqi government to rescue seven Chinese civilians who were kidnapped in central Iraq...
Before the U.S.-led war that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, China had called for a ''political solution.'' Beijing, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, had described relations with Saddam's government as warm.
Beijing appealed Monday to the Iraqi government to rescue seven Chinese civilians who were kidnapped in central Iraq...
Before the U.S.-led war that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, China had called for a ''political solution.'' Beijing, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, had described relations with Saddam's government as warm.
