[Kid Shelleen]

Full title:
The secret to ISIS's success: Over 100 former Saddam Hussein-era officers run jihadi group's military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Syria.

I listened to a water cooler discussion on this topic.
Guess who the liberals blame?
Guess who the liberals support for president?
Guess if the liberals support the Iran nuke deal?

Can anyone tell me if this topic was addressed at last week's debate?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Bump for reference on how to REALLY stick it to someone.

[Steely Tom]

One thing you have to admit about Saddam: he seemed to know how to run a country in which different Islamic sects live in proximity.

An awful thing to say, but true.

[Erik Latranyi]

First, I did not read the whole article.

Second, it has been written about multiple times that many of the ISIS commanders have been fighting the US military since 2002 (some were even trained by the US military)....that type of experience is priceless. ISIS knows our tactics, our methods and our weaknesses.

These guys will never be easy to defeat until we reinvent ourselves. With Obama’s commitment to the military, that is not going to happen anytime soon.

[Steve_Seattle]

The AP is still pushing the “Bush’s fault” line.

[Bobby_Taxpayer]

Time to break out and update the deck of 52!

[Gene Eric]

Whatever it takes to protect the Won’s pathetic legacy.

[octex]

I’m guessing the liberals are blaming Bush 43.

I, however, blame Colin Powell who convinced Bush 41 to pull out of Iraq.

Stormin’ Norman had all of the armor, air cover and troops poised to finish the job in Iraq, but Powell got #41 to stop.

#43 inherited the problem of Iraq because his dad listened to that a-hole Powell.