US Invasion of Iraq helped create ISIS

by **Ponee** Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:41 am

Reuters

Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said the US-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake and helped to create the Islamist State militant group. He also blamed regional powers for making the conflict worse.

“I was against this invasion and my fears have been founded. The break-up of the Iraqi forces poured hundreds if not thousands of disgruntled soldiers and police officers onto the streets,” Kofi Annan told the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. He added that some of these former security force members went on to join the Islamic State.

“The aim of creating democracy without the existing institutions ushered in corrupt sectarian governments,” Annan said. He added that the country has been unstable ever since and this has proved the perfect breeding ground for Sunni radical Muslims, who have become affiliated with the Islamic State.

The Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) stunned the world last summer by capturing large swaths of Iraq and Syria, including the city of Mosul in mid-June. The group has created what it calls an Islamic caliphate that straddles the Iraq-Syria border.

The militant group has attracted a number of foreign jihadist fighters and has become infamous for the brutal way it kills hostages. A number of Western captives have been beheaded, with the videos of the executions being posted on line. On February 3, Moath al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot captured in December, was burnt alive, a move which was condemned by large sections of the Muslim world.

by **Kevind53** Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:38 pm

Some of them may have joined ISIL, but to blame the US is just ludicrous. If he was correct, then the growth of ISIL would have started in Iraq, not Syria.

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by IQD4US Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:33 pm

He could not be more wrong. The invasion of the USA put a major hurt on ISIS, they have confirmed communications where ISIS called back their forces since they could not continue with the USA there. The mistake was in the USA and Allied forces LEAVING that allowed ISIS/ISIL to regain strength. They had been defeated in the battle, but we did not finish the war. Iraq was foolish to want us out, and the UN was dumb to say we should leave. All this "political correctness and returning sovereignty" was all bull - it only looked good on the surface, it was still a boiling mess waiting to explode.

by **Ponee** Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:19 pm

Good points guys. Thanks for participating!

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