Re:Saudi Ties to 9/11 Detailed in Documents Suppressed Since...
by nl on Monday July 18, 2016 @05:16AM
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ISIS' rise to prominence happened under Obama, a long time after the invasion of Iraq.
Absolutely true, technically. Also a completely useless and misleading statement.
The ISIS group splintered and grew out of the Al-Qaeda in Iraq after its defeat during the Anbar Awakening[1]. Ironically, the Iraqi goverment's behaviour towards the awakening groups[2] directly contributed to this.
Many of the same people involved in Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Anbar Awakening groups as well as the Ba'ath party ended up fighting for ISIS.
There is plenty of blame to go around, but the range of possible actions and outcomes Obama had was much smaller compared to that Bush had.
Absolutely true, technically. Also a completely useless and misleading statement.
The ISIS group splintered and grew out of the Al-Qaeda in Iraq after its defeat during the Anbar Awakening[1]. Ironically, the Iraqi goverment's behaviour towards the awakening groups[2] directly contributed to this.
Many of the same people involved in Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Anbar Awakening groups as well as the Ba'ath party ended up fighting for ISIS.
There is plenty of blame to go around, but the range of possible actions and outcomes Obama had was much smaller compared to that Bush had.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbar_Awakening
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Iraq