Bernie Sanders

magical thyme

(14,881 posts) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:30 PM Dec 2015

Assad did not create ISIS. We did when we left political vacuums all over the ME

after taking out various leaders.

Leading does not include destroying leaders we don't like.

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Assad did not create ISIS. We did when we left political vacuums all over the ME (Original Post) magical thyme Dec 2015 OP

Economic vacuums as well. arcane1 Dec 2015 #1

Bernie Sanders predicted that invading Iraq would de-stablize the entire Middle East. He was correct merrily Dec 2015 #2

Not only that, we poured a shit-ton of weapons Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #3

2 trillion - 4 trillion - 6 trillion I do not know how much money SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #4

Yeah Assad's Syrian Arab Army is Nyan Dec 2015 #5

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

1. Economic vacuums as well.

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:33 PM

Dec 2015

All that "reconstruction" done with imported labor and materials, and sending an entire army home with no job, but let them keep their weapons.

What could go wrong?

merrily

(45,251 posts)

2. Bernie Sanders predicted that invading Iraq would de-stablize the entire Middle East. He was correct

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:37 PM

Dec 2015

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

3. Not only that, we poured a shit-ton of weapons

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:40 PM

Dec 2015

and cash into "opposition" forces in Syria, many of whom were quite simply fronts for ISIS.

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

4. 2 trillion - 4 trillion - 6 trillion I do not know how much money

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:59 PM

Dec 2015

I do know it would have been better spent here

Nyan

(1,192 posts)

5. Yeah Assad's Syrian Arab Army is

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 12:10 AM

Dec 2015

Fighting ISIS on the ground at the moment.

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