Frightening in one way but hopeful in another - because if ISIS really are so constrained by their beliefs, then fighting them becomes much easier. Though it doesn't solve the problem of Al Qaeda and the insidious way they work to undermine western ways of life.

I am worried that ISIS have claimed responsibility for Paris though, as that doesn't fit with the supposed non expansion/disinterest in the west thing. Though I suppose they could be trying to provoke 'Rome' into putting an army in the Middle East.

Whatever is going on, none of it bodes well.