Has Trump Gone Too Far?

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(08-11-2016, 08:56 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Russian buddies ?
Dunno... but yeah, should be charged for not sharing if remotely true.


Yeah... I should not have used "created".

Maybe just evolved its current strength/form ?
Dunno... just spit-balling from the supposed WikiLeaks teasers that say they have proof that Hilldog sold them weapons.

ISIS started as small terrorist group in Jordan in 1999 I believe. We invaded Iraq in 2003. Foreign fighters poured into Iraq for their chance to kill Americans in what I like to call Terror Tourism. Among the foreign fighters was the terrorist group from Jordan which has evolved into ISIS. after we overthrew Saddam, Paul Bremer decided not to employ any Ba'athist or military personnel. This created the Iraqi insurgency who joined forces with al Zarqawi's foreign terrorists to form al Qaeda in Iraq. Later came the troop surge which everyone proclaimed a success, but in reality forced AQI into Syria where they continued to recruit and grow larger and stronger. Bush negotiated the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq before Obama took office. The Iraqi government wouldn't compromise on a status of forces agreement which would have superceded the withdrawal. When the U.S. forces left Iraq the terrorists hanging out in the Syrian desert since the surge were free to return. 

All of this is a proxy war between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. Iraq is geographically and religiously between these two countries and each side is supporting Islamic militants for their side. The U.S. And Russian interest in the region further foment the sectarianism.