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...same Al Qaeda in Iraq that was borne out of the ashes of Shock & Awe? The Al Qaeda in Iraq that didn't exist before your stupid brother and his psychopathic "vice-president" (and the rest of his henchmen) started a war with the wrong country based on lies? That Al Qaeda in Iraq?
Toad was, as always, useless.
napkinz
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(70,567 posts)"And all the stuff we're seeing today -- the rise of ISIS, the disintegration of the state in Iraq, the disintegration of the state in Syria, I think is directly connected to our invasion," said Clarke.
"We destroyed the state. This is what happens when you destroy a state. You have chaos, you have the rise of factions, regional and ethic factions," he continued. "And I think you can look at that decision and say that's the reason hundreds of thousands -- probably a couple of million if you add it all up -- people have been killed."
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/05/richard-clarkes-lesson-iraq-we-destroyed