ISIS is mostly a result of the Shia led Iraq and the removal of forces and diplomatic pressure from the US. This was forecast early on by many people when Democratic Congress pushed hard for early troop removal followed then by the Obama administration took their hands off the wheel (for political purposes) and did not try very hard to keep Iran from pulling Maliki's strings. Clearly Obama made the right decision back then as we see how stable the middle east is these days.
Not Global warming, though Saddam's damming of the Tigris and Euphrates has as much to do with drought conditions south of Baghdad as anything.
Change you can believe in:
http://change.gov/agenda/iraq_agenda/
Quote:
Surging Diplomacy
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will launch an aggressive diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive compact on the stability of Iraq and the region. This effort will include all of Iraq’s neighbors -- including Iran and Syria, as suggested by the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group Report. This compact will aim to secure Iraq’s borders; keep neighboring countries from meddling inside Iraq; isolate al Qaeda; support reconciliation among Iraq’s sectarian groups; and provide financial support for Iraq’s reconstruction and development.
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'Cept they never did it - they walked away, called the war over, and left the pieces to fall where they may.