Originally Posted by ShivaTD

We were actually following our long time foreign policy of "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" because Assad, as a Russian ally, was our "enemy".

Originally Posted by cnredd

We are to blame say the Russians, ISIS, and American college professors...

Originally Posted by treedancer

Its good to see that you got your crystal ball outta hock.Care to peer in and see what it will take to get the EU countries out of the mess of dead babies washing up on their shores?

Originally Posted by AZRWinger

If we had just left Saddam the brutal dictator who launched two major wars of aggression against his neighbors and routinely slaughtered his own people the ME would have been "stable." The same critics of US foreign policy for making alliances with dictators contradict their policy prescription when it provides an opportunity to condemn Bush.

Obama's precipitous withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as his stated intention of pivoting US foreign policy focus to Asia along with military resources created a void where US influence had formerly been. The Muslim brotherhood backed by Russia rushed in to fill the void created by Obama's abdication of the US leadership role. Obama even foolishly praised the Arab spring preferring the romantic fantasy of democracy flowering to the reality of the Muslim brotherhood on the march.

If dictators are the elixir of stability for the ME, please explain why Obama spoke in such glowing terms about the fall of dictators in the Arab spring and leading from his behind committed the US military to aid Al Qaeda affiliates to overthrow the Libyan dictator. While you are at it tell us why Obama has consistently condemned the dictatorial glue holding Syria together.

Originally Posted by treedancer

NAH! You do what you usually do, you peered into you crystal ball and divined that

“If we had just left Saddam the brutal dictator who launched two major wars of aggression against his. “

Then you took these shiny objects such as waved them around while chanting in tongues.

“If we had just left Saddam the brutal dictator who launched two major wars of aggression against his “

“The Muslim brotherhood backed by Russia rushed in to fill the void “

“If dictators are the elixir of stability for the ME, please explain why Obama spoke in such glowing terms about the fall of dictators “

Do you have any voodoo rattles while you’re peering into the crystal ball while speaking in tongues?

Originally Posted by AZRWinger

You started the thread with speculation that the coalition's invasion of Iraq might be responsible for the current refugee crisis followed by yammering about dictators being the glue for ME stability. But per usual when fact based analysis exposes the vapid speculation for what it is, partisan invective, you lapse into your fantasy rhetoric to portray yourself in grandiose terms, just like Obama.

You have wasted multiple comment with no attempt to answer the simple question of why if dictators are the glue that hold the ME together Obama's foreign policy supporting the Arab spring and his military intervention on behalf of the terrorist backed rebels in Libya is not far more responsible for the chaos in the ME today which has resulted in the current refugee crisis. It is easy to see that once the partisan blame Bush talking points are exposed as being like the blame the video for Benghazi lie, you are lost.

Originally Posted by treedancer

It is not speculation, it’s fact.As a matter of fact george the first had a hand in it as well. In February 1991 when we pushed saddam outta Kuwait Iraqis rose up in an attempt at overthrowing him.To shorten a long story.George one wanted another but friendly dictator in place.It resulted in tens of thousands of Iraqi lives lost, and the Intifada smashed.

Originally Posted by WallyWager

I put some of the blame on the Mideast nations surrounding Syria and Iraq that aren't doing enough to help in this current refugee crisis. Us evil westerners are the ones who always open our hearts and our borders to those seeking asylum from war.