01-18-2017, 06:02 AM
(01-17-2017, 06:54 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Pulling Troops out too early allowed ISIS to move in. We left the 2 countries relatively unprotected. 2013 is when ISIS rebranded their name, in early 2014 is when they started taking cities (1st one Fallujah).
The withdrawal was negotiated during the Bush administration. The new Iraqi government wouldn't agree to a new status of forces agreement. Before ISIS was called ISIS they were part of the Iraqi insurgency. They took cities before 2014 just under a different banner. ISIS didn't "move in" we helped create them in situ as a direct response to the 2003 Iraqi invasion and post invasion decisions. How many times do we have to go over this?
