[EQAndyBuzz]

How about ISIS was formed by Hussein loyalists to form the next Caliphate? They are in competition with Iran who also wants the next caliphate.

[txhurl]

It’s likely the ISIS-types were the ones who Saddam was putting through the wood chippers. We should have retained the wood-chipper policy in Iraq as they are in seemingly endless supply.

[Rebelbase]

“How about ISIS was formed by Hussein loyalists to form the next Caliphate? They are in competition with Iran who also wants the next caliphate.”

There was a thread a few days ago about ISIS leadership being former Ba’ath party military officers.

[TomGuy]

Who runs ISIS?

The simple answer is that ISIS is run by a bunch of Islamic extremists. A closer look at the leaders of ISIS shows it is being run by former Iraqi military officers and officials. These were the military personnel who were fired by L. Paul Bremer when he headed the Coalition Occupation Authority after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The Iraqi military was sent home without pay or pensions ... but they were allowed to keep their weapons. Most of these officers were members of Saddam Hussein's Baathist political party.

More at the FR thread above.