Islamic State captivity and conversion - simply Stockholm syndrome ?

[Anonymous]

Anyone else noticing a trend here? A 12 year old Syrian Kurdish boy was kidnapped for 4 months, brutalized, and now supports IS.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/video-2/boy-kidnapped-by-isis-returns-home-and-shocks-family-with-this-statement

A U.S. aid worker, Peter Kassig, allegedly converted while in IS captivity.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/american-aid-worker-isis-video-scared-die/story?id=25989554&ts=true

And the case of Sgt. Bergdahl is well known; in his case, he seems to have had a pre-existing mental problem - which is absent in the cases above.

Blaming Stockholm syndrome seems too simistic. Perhaps IS are refining their vile tactics? They are certainly not the "JV level" threat they once seemed. Perhaps it's in the world's best interest to annihilate the IS as quickly as possible; far more quickly than is currently being done.

[Anonymous]

^^^^^ simplistic