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For @Timcast.
You're changing, so I'm listening to you again.
You asked for a reason to support @realDonaldTrump, and you mentioned the Middle East.
Buckle up. Let me tell you why Trump is the guy for you.
For @Timcast.
You're changing, so I'm listening to you again.
You asked for a reason to support @realDonaldTrump, and you mentioned the Middle East.
Buckle up. Let me tell you why Trump is the guy for you.
First, withdrawing the troops.
Obama did that in 2011. Within weeks, the Islamic State had taken back all the Iraqi territory they lost while we were there.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had recruited former Ba'athist military and intelligence officers sheltered in Syria.
Obama did that in 2011. Within weeks, the Islamic State had taken back all the Iraqi territory they lost while we were there.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had recruited former Ba'athist military and intelligence officers sheltered in Syria.
With its new skills, the Islamic State sent fighters into Syria and created the al-Nusra Front, which quickly became the most effective jihadist rebel group.
A campaign of car bombings and mass murders were resumed in Iraq, killing over 1000 people a month.
A campaign of car bombings and mass murders were resumed in Iraq, killing over 1000 people a month.
The Islamic State freed former insurgents in Iraq, took over the city of Fallujah, and then launched a campaign to take over Mosul.
On June 6, 2014, the Iraqi army disintegrated. About 30,000 men took off their uniforms and fled, leaving behind all their weapons.
On June 6, 2014, the Iraqi army disintegrated. About 30,000 men took off their uniforms and fled, leaving behind all their weapons.
This was how the Islamic State became the most heavily armed terrorist group in history.
Artillery, Abrams M1 main battle tanks, armored vehicles--you name it.
After the Iraqi army disintegrated, Iran organized the Public Mobilization Units (PMU), militias with no training.
Artillery, Abrams M1 main battle tanks, armored vehicles--you name it.
After the Iraqi army disintegrated, Iran organized the Public Mobilization Units (PMU), militias with no training.
The PMU were overwhelmingly Shia. They went into Sunni areas and committed massive war crimes in order to force Iraq into completely submitting to Iran.
At the same time, the Islamic States was mass murdering Shia in order to start a sectarian war.
Iran armed both sides.
At the same time, the Islamic States was mass murdering Shia in order to start a sectarian war.
Iran armed both sides.
