hog88
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This is why it was a mistake for the US to announce to the world when we would leave.
These insurgents were still going to be there regardless.
The most disastrous, catastrophic US foreign policy decision since at least Vietnam (and long-term, it may prove even worse) was the decision to go to war in Iraq.
Probably.
So does this follow?
Disastrous for whom? You seem to be blaming the extremist surge now on that the 2003 war.
I'm not sure I copy, Lt. Dan. Disastrous for us and common Iraqis. Disastrous for Saddam and the Ba'athist. Great for Islamic fundamentalists though. I'm not sure if this answers your question, however.
What I'm saying is yes, the 2003 war toppled the existing balance of power in Iraq and made conditions ripe for this to happen.
However, could Iraq not have fallen under its own weight eventually, absent the U.S. invasion?
I'm suggesting there could have been alternative pathways to this outcome.
What I'm saying is yes, the 2003 war toppled the existing balance of power in Iraq and made conditions ripe for this to happen.
However, could Iraq not have fallen under its own weight eventually, absent the U.S. invasion?
I'm suggesting there could have been alternative pathways to this outcome.
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (Isis) has become the richest terror group ever after looting 500 billion Iraqi dinars - the equivalent of $429m (£256m) - from Mosul's central bank, according to the regional governor.