Current Affairs Military Politics Barack Obama: ISIL… Grew Out Of Our Invasion by An Sionnach FionnMarch 18, 2015 ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Related to my post on the rise of Iran as a regional superpower in the Middle East as a consequence of the United States’ disastrous military expeditions in Iraq and elsewhere, as well as previous pieces on the emergence of the Islamic State from those self-same interventions, comes this interview by Shane Smith with president Barack Obama for Vice News: “…ISIL is a direct outgrowth of Al-Qaeda in Iraq that grew out of our invasion. Which is an example of unintended consequences. Which is why we should generally aim before we shoot.” Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Post navigation Previous Post Next Post
AN SIONNACH FIONN 
Related to my post on the rise of Iran as a regional superpower in the Middle East as a consequence of the United States’ disastrous military expeditions in Iraq and elsewhere, as well as previous pieces on the emergence of the Islamic State from those self-same interventions, comes this interview by Shane Smith with president Barack Obama for Vice News:
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