ISIS didn’t start in Iraq. ISIS emerged from the shadows of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the same Muslim Brotherhood that Obama supported when they tossed Mubarek in jail.
The fighters were forced to leave Egypt after they killed Anwar Sadat and moved to other areas including Iraq (to fight in the Iran-Iraq war) and Afghanistan (to fight the Russians).
Al Qaeda, Taliban, ISIS/ISIL all have roots from Egyptian Islamists supported by Saudi money.
How foolish it seems, in retrospect, to have expected “Arab Democracy” to have sprung from this nest of vipers.
Excellent history of Saddam’s program of Islamization as a means to preserve his standing, and how the regime’s security elements formulated the insurgency and enabled to formation of ISIS.
Also interesting to note that ISIS “caliphate” went to Saddam’s Islamic university. This was the same guy released by Obama following the success of the surge.
Its important to understand all of this, especially when the Left in the country tries to manipulate the history of the Iraq conflict.
The USA armed the forerunners of ISIS.
Ask this question:
Would the mid-east be such a basket case if Iraq had not been invaded and Saddam Hussein had not been removed from power?
That was supposedly done in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US.
Don’t forget that 15 of the 19 terrorists on 9/11 were Saudi Arabian, one was Egyptian, one was Lebanese and two were from the UAE.
None were Iraqi.
My name is Kyle Orton. I did a degree in zoology but found that my interests shifted from biology to politics and history, and especially to the Greater Middle East and the world of Islam. I have just finished a social science Masters in Humanitarian Studies at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine that comprises elements of geopolitics, history, and practical skills in running a humanitarian program, the logical end-point of which would be work with a non-governmental organisation.
I have traveled quite widely, especially in Eastern Europe, and in the Balkans. I have also worked in Lebanon for my Masters on the healthcare system for the Syrian refugees.
https://kyleorton1991.wordpress.com/author/kyleworton/
In 1982, Syria severed diplomatic relations with Iraq because of Saddam’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood that was trying to overthrow Assad.