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pinto

(106,886 posts) Sun Jul 5, 2015, 01:15 PM Jul 2015

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Fareed Zakariah (CNN) ran a great piece today on the arc of events that led to ISIS and fuels it.

From 9/11 forward he ties together an astute overview. The invasion of Iraq, the dismantling of a well armed and trained Iraq army, al Qaeda's diminishing role in the region as ISIS recruited those former Iraqi military and adopted a sophisticated recruiting media network. He adds a lot of background info, some individual accounts and doesn't parse any words on the West's media role in it all.

Really worth a watch.

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Fareed Zakariah (CNN) ran a great piece today on the arc of events that led to ISIS and fuels it. (Original Post) pinto Jul 2015 OP

I thought it was really good DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #1

I saw that segment this morning and it was very very interesting SummerSnow Jul 2015 #2

Exactly DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #5

Did he apologize for his role? GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #3

i remember a banner that said 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED', so he was very proud. SummerSnow Jul 2015 #6

Cracked.com recently ran an interesting piece about this, too. Orrex Jul 2015 #4

Never forget hifiguy Jul 2015 #7

K&R&Shared on Social media stevenleser Jul 2015 #8

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)

1. I thought it was really good

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 01:30 PM

Jul 2015

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. I saw that segment this morning and it was very very interesting

Reply to DashOneBravo (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 03:09 PM

Jul 2015

and listening to it, George W. Bush was responsible for the formation of ISIS

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)

5. Exactly

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 04:45 PM

Jul 2015

And there is no guarantee that sending ground troops back won't make it worse.

GeorgeGist

(25,323 posts)

3. Did he apologize for his role?

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 03:14 PM

Jul 2015

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

6. i remember a banner that said 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED', so he was very proud.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 05:47 PM

Jul 2015

Orrex

(63,225 posts)

4. Cracked.com recently ran an interesting piece about this, too.

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 03:20 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1780-we-built-their-death-squads-isiss-bizarre-origin-story.html

Sometimes NSFW due to colorful language and imagery. Be warned!

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

7. Never forget

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jul 2015

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

8. K&R&Shared on Social media

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 10:42 PM

Jul 2015

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