ISIS was a result of the Iraq war, I think that is agreed to.

[jamzrockz]

15. Ihave heard this so many times but I actually dont see the connection

Can someone please draw the dots how the war in Iraq created the atmosphere for the Arab spring and maybe how that war brought weapons via Bengahzi to Syria that then fueled a civil war which weakened a govt to the point that ISIS was able to take advantage.

Can someone please connect the dots for me. Also by that reasoning, one could say that the years of sanctions and bombing under Bill Clinton's administration created a weak govt in Iraq that was then easily smashed by Bush's war which created ISIS or another way you can look at it. There was no ISIS until Obama and Russia got the Syrian govt to give up their chemical weapon stock. Maybe the chemical weapons prevented ISIS from invading and once removed, ISIS was created.

I think this is really simple, ISIS came about due to the whole democratic push by the people who supported regime change in Libya and Syria. They got the ball rolling and ISIS grew out of that fight. No need looking back 12-20 yrs in order to fight the cause.