Hamas looks like boy scouts compared to ISIS. by Robert R. Odle

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Hamas	ISIS
Funding Taxes on the people that elected them to office	Funding Selling oil to Syria, extortion for those it defeats
Recruitment Mostly locals that have had family members killed by Israel	Recruitment International effort through social media appealing to those that see world domination by Muslims.
Ambition To have self determination, to get the seige/blockaid of their country lifted.	Ambition To dominate the world with their strict form of Muslim
Religion Moderate to strict Muslims	Religion Fundamentalist religion, they are the only ones who are saved. Convert or die.
Military Assets Toy rockets to fire at Israel.  Some rifles.	Military Assets Increasing mobile fast attack machine guns mounted on trucks. Reputation of being fierce.
Income Millions donated each year from Qatar and others.	Income Millions collected daily from selling oil and extortion.
Press Allows Press free access to their country and lets them call it as they see it.	Press Beheads journalists and shows it on social media videos.
U.S. Response Calls them terrorists and contributes a billion plus a year to have them destroyed by Israel.	U.S. Reponse Calls them terrorists and drops  bombs on their trucks.
My View Hamas are freedom fighters resisting a superior enemy backed by World Power. They are willing to die for what they think is fair and what they were promised 65 years ago by the West.	My View A dangerous group that we gave birth to by our actions/values in the Middle East over the four decades.  Our abuse of the Palestinians for decades has provided them an actual villain to unite against.  Our destruction of Iraq has given them a vacuum of power in which to gain a toehold, grow and recruit.