The director of Jihad Watch, Robert Spencer, told
Newsmax TV's Ed Berliner on "MidPoint" Friday that
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), the radical Sunni group seizing cities and checkpoints in Iraq, will not be deterred from its goal of creating a new Islamic state.
"They see victory. They are going for final victory" no matter what the United States or the faltering government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki does, Spencer said.
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