This is horrifying beyond belief. And, no, what ISIS is doing is not comparable

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221. The bush and cheney wars destablized the entire ME. Once destablized

anything goes. In that sense they caused what happened due to that war. Yes, maybe they did not realize the consequences or that they were going to fail but they should have - we told them so. Thousands around the world marched against the war and a few of our own congress voted against it - but they did not listen.

In a war that totally destabilizes a whole region without a clear winner to take over only chaos remains. In that case there is no one left to bring the criminals - like the rapists - to justice or even to stop them. No one to establish justice. Under these conditions bush signed an agreement to leave the area (which President Obama could not repeal) leaving the door open for ISIS. The new ruler who is filling the void.

That does not let anyone off the hook. That takes into account all the criminals involved. What is clearly absent is anyone to take over and reestablish any real justice.

By making this just about the rape of women and children we are forgetting that there is a bigger picture. EVERYONE who was involved in setting up this tragedy should be held morally guilty.