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The Syrian civil war was cross-border. ISIS held a large chunk of Iraq at one point. I doubt it’d have lasted as long as it has if that hadn’t been a factor (an
by vundercind 3y ago
The Syrian civil war was cross-border. ISIS held a large chunk of Iraq at one point. I doubt it’d have lasted as long as it has if that hadn’t been a factor (and the US deliberately making it last longer but not acting decisively enough to end it in victory for “our” side, but that’s a separate matter)
- mschuster91 3y agoYeah, but now imagine that Iraq had been a decently stable country... there's a reason why ISIS was able to take that much of the country.