On present records, the statement is a truism but totally irrelevant when it comes to determining measures we should take to protect ourselves from a group like

On present records, the statement is a truism but totally irrelevant when it comes to determining measures we should take to protect ourselves from a group like ISIS given their apocalyptic ambitions and relative wealth. We might also factor in the very shocking, and to most of us unintelligible, fact of its attraction for thousands of young people across the world.