“ISIS’ expansion is Iraq and Syria is pretty worrying — the so-called caliphate is a threat both to regional security and everyone inside and around ISIS-controlled borders. It’s clear, moreover, that ISIS wants to expand those borders. But that’s not always threatening: some of ISIS’s ambitions are laughably ludicrous. In fact, announcing insane plans is something ISIS does pretty commonly. Understanding the root of the group’s delusions is absolutely critical to understanding how ISIS works.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/7/6925805/isis-crazy-plans