Recently, a lot of more sensational media point to US influenced or caused factors leading to the current situation in Iraq: the US left too quickly with an unprepared and unregulated Iraqi military behind it, the US permitted corruption to run rampant opening holes in the civil service and civil society that could otherwise have bolstered public faith in their country, the US's refusal to become involved in Syria provided the space for ISIS to generate, etc.
How much, if any, of the current situation would you consider influenced due to US missteps? Was the rise of an organization like ISIS in the current regional climate an inevitability?
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Jane, thank you for doing this.
Recently, a lot of more sensational media point to US influenced or caused factors leading to the current situation in Iraq: the US left too quickly with an unprepared and unregulated Iraqi military behind it, the US permitted corruption to run rampant opening holes in the civil service and civil society that could otherwise have bolstered public faith in their country, the US's refusal to become involved in Syria provided the space for ISIS to generate, etc.
How much, if any, of the current situation would you consider influenced due to US missteps? Was the rise of an organization like ISIS in the current regional climate an inevitability?
Again, thank you for your time.
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