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It was Obama’s foreign policy in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen that led to Islamists taking control. While the Iraq War preceded what is happening in Middle East, it was not the cause. I remember “Arab Spring”, US troops withdrawal, and arming of rebels preceding it - all happening during Obama admin


24 posted on 04/27/2015 7:49:27 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane
It was Obama’s foreign policy in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen that led to Islamists taking control. While the Iraq War preceded what is happening in Middle East, it was not the cause. I remember “Arab Spring”, US troops withdrawal, and arming of rebels preceding it - all happening during Obama admin

I do agree with a lot of this. 20/20 is easy and yes, blood and treasure was spent. On the other hand, why do the Kurds like us? Saddam was convicted of genocide against the Kurds, most likely he killed 30,000, might have been a lot more.

81 posted on 04/27/2015 8:19:20 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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