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AMMAN, JORDAN — The Islamic State’s renewed war on the West is not merely a military or terrorist campaign to kill “infidels.” It also aims to undermine American democracy by turning the American public against itself and instigating discrimination of Muslims – the vast majority of whom oppose such violence in the name of Islam.

By provoking the United States to act contrary to its proclaimed values, IS is hoping to demonstrate to Muslims in the West and particularly the Middle East that the only true governing system is the group’s self-declared caliphate.

“They try to exploit fault-lines – they want to divide their enemies and have them debate themselves and debate each other, rather than focusing on the war,” says Hassan Hassan, coauthor of a book on the group.