Consider the Islamic State’s recent declaration of a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria. Most Sunnis are outraged by the brutal behavior of the Islamic State’s self-appointed caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and consider his claim that he will eventually “conquer Rome” ridiculous.
但这些事件不仅仅是解释；它们往往还会挑起激烈的反弹。比如，伊斯兰国最近宣布在伊拉克和叙利亚的部分领土上建立哈里发帝国。大部分逊尼派都因为伊斯兰国悍然自封的哈里发——巴格达迪的残暴行径而愤怒不已，也认为他所宣称的终将“征服罗马”的说法荒谬可笑。