Da’esh it is then. The other point to keep hitting on is how this is not religion, it’s an abomination that makes deeply false claims of religious stature.

Thus we give Islam it’s due respect, we recognize a common enemy, we may hope to gain good friends and honest allies. That puts us where we belong in their minds as well as in our own best interests.

Then, only then for the purposes of the physical fight we need not care too much about motivation. A secular army this brutal would gain no less opposition from us and our allies. It’s regretfully now military logistics, kinetic mass, tactics and strategy.