It has set for itself a concrete territorial goal, and has ample financing, sophisticated weapons, and a highly competent military command. At the same time, it would be as dangerous to overestimate the Islamic State’s capabilities today as it was to underestimate them yesterday.
这种情况似乎有些过于乐观。尽管“伊斯兰国”并非不可抵御，但它带来的挑战比基地组织严重得多。它为自己制定了具体的地区目标，并且拥有充足的资金、先进武器和高素质的军事指挥官。与此同时，今天高估“伊斯兰国”的实力和昨天低估他们一样具有危险性。