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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (862642)6/5/2015 1:56:06 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1586777
 
Because ISIS wasn't a problem until things went to pieces in Syria. They notched up some successes against Assad and were able to recruit and fund raise off of that. With their military-trained members, they were able to out-compete the other militias in Syria. After they got big enough, they invaded Iraq and started causing problems there.

I suppose you could argue that we should have backed Assad against ISIS. I would have loved to watch you try to make that case...
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