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Originally Posted by BeamOn
No, it is a serious question under the circumstances. If ISIS is the benefactor of Pakistani Taliban, it would be easier to control them. But do they have the will?
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I don't think the Taliban have access to the means necessary to finance anyone. They depend on wealthy benefactors, mostly in Saudi Arabia, to funnel money their way. So too does ISIS but, now, to a far lesser extent. They are generating tons of money on their own by selling Iraqi and Syrian oil on the black market and have equipped themselves with the materiel that we provided the Iraqi Army and which they left behind when they deserted en masse.
John