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That’s simply untrue. They are trying to set up a Caliphate. Not everything is a reaction to something the US did. Shall we just let Israel get wiped off the m
by whiddershins 7y ago
That’s simply untrue. They are trying to set up a Caliphate. Not everything is a reaction to something the US did.
Shall we just let Israel get wiped off the map while we are at it?
Edit: “they” in my sentence is IS, and Al-Qaeda, if that wasn’t obvious.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoNothing to do with the power vacuum left by the US after destroying Iraq and Afghanistan? Nothing to do with weapons and training distributed in that region by the US many years ago? Nothing to do with drone strikes fueling anti-American sentiment that's then used as motivation and justification for performing acts of terror? I didn't say US is the whole reason here. But it's a big part of it.
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- bovermyer 7y agoYou, sir, have a lot of reading to do. I'd start with a few histories of the region, then move into political theory. May I recommend the following? "Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History" by Thomas Barfield