IS, ISIS, ISIL was germinatedted into existence at the very moment when GWB smirked

[Malraiders]

at the camera and stated, "Bring it on."

This is just what I think.

[Demit]

1. I was thinking of that idiotic quote just the other day.

Also when he challenged his father to go "mano a mano." Always acting the tough guy.

A tough guy who never had to deal with consequences, because he's had people clean up after him his entire sorry life. Consequences are for other people. Not for George.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. We'll be paying for that smirk for a long, long time.

[calimary]

3. Sadly, yes. And soon we're likely to be paying for it by creating MORE

damaged war veterans. Not to mention the troops who'll be paying for it with their lives. While smirky stays home in safety and comfort, and smirks some more.

[secondwind]

4. And when he used the "c" word = CRUSADE

[L0oniX]

5. It started when the US put military bases in Islamic countries.

[NOLALady]

6. Nailed it.

[Laelth]

7. True, perhaps.

Doesn't change anything to recognize this truth, however.

-Laelth

[Turbineguy]

8. It maybe easy and fun

to lay everything at the door of the U.S., but there have been plenty of problems in Islamic societies and countries as well. And they have been far more longstanding than one idiotic president.

[grahamhgreen]

10. Those problems are none of our business. We can not end the 1400 year old war.

[grahamhgreen]

9. Pretty much