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> which I think they did. They did not. ISIS was a direct consequence of the US invasion of Iraq. Instead of stomping out terrorists, they created a whole bu
by cogman10 1y ago
> which I think they did.
They did not. ISIS was a direct consequence of the US invasion of Iraq. Instead of stomping out terrorists, they created a whole bunch of new terrorist cells and inspired the arab spring uprisings.
- jhallenworld 1y agoSpeaking of the US invasion of Iraq.. Here is Netanyahu advising the US to do it: https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/user-clip-netanyahus-expert-testimony-on-iraq-in-2002/4529120 https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/user-clip-netany... And more for Israel itself "Israeli intelligence officials had new evidence that Iraq was speeding up efforts to produce biological and chemical weapons" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/17/iraq.israel1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/17/iraq.israel1