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I'm not too worried about ISIS running up against Israel, but I'm very worried about the connection between ISIS and Pakistan.

>>jacque+(OP)
Is ISIS really linked to Pakistan? I understand there are strong suspicions of connections between Turkey and ISIS (at least pre-bombings). But I hadn't heard of a link with Pakistan until now. I thought Pakistani intelligence was happy coddling the "right" talibans and their home-grown anti-Indian terrorist groups. Do you have any evidence this connection?

>>mercur+b5
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/25/national/nato-say...

And a ton of other news articles on the same subject. Pakistan is super dangerous because it is not all that hard to imagine a number of groups within Pakistan switching allegiance. It is also super dangerous because it is a nuclear power and has a long history of factions inside it trying to pull Pakistan into a much more radical direction.

>>jacque+o5
Didn't know about that. Now, that's not reassuring, considering that they make the child-killing Talibans look like moderates...

>>mercur+U6
Yes. It's a huge problem, and it looks like it is getting larger by the day.