100s of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees across the region not to mention the rise of ISIS and other terrorist groups can be attributed back to the original intervention in Iraq. The unintended consequences are mind-boggling.
Bombing ISIS, as evil as they are, will not improve the overall situation. Unless you go after the benefactors or terrorism - predominately Iran and Saudi Arabia - there can be no meaningful progress. Instead we sell armoured vehicles to the Saudis so I guess that's not going to happen.
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