Worse than Al-Qaeda? ISIS pledges to raise flag of Allah in White House

[DeSwiss]

RT * Published on Aug 9, 2014

The US has carried out new airstrikes on jihadist militants that have managed to occupy territories in north-western Iraq. But as RT's Egor Piskunov reports, many believe it's Washington that's paved the way for the rise of jihadists in Iraq.

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- He has no appreciation for eleventy-dimensional chess......

[cheapdate]

1. Yes, withdrawing US combat forces from Iraq was very cunning.

[DeSwiss]

2. Only if it works. :-/ n/t

[cheapdate]

3. It did work.

The goal was end combat operations and withdraw our forces from Iraq. The goal was accomplished.

Ten years is long enough. We should have never invaded. But we did.

There are no realistic steps the Obama administration could have taken to prevent the formation of ISIS, short of continuing our military occupation beyond the agreed on withdrawal date. Or maybe we could just invade the entire middle east?

What's your suggestion?

[malokvale77]

4. I know the question was not meant for me...

but, how about we quit arming the entire planet.

I know that will never happen. There is no profit in peace.

Humans are a pathetic lot.

[cheapdate]

5. No argument from me.

I'd be satisfied with a military expenditure proportional to Canada's.

[malokvale77]

6. We can dream