Originally Posted By: cookcounty
isis was created because of the destabilization of iraq from fabricated reasons

iraq ain't rebuilt and i don't see any reason for them to fight for acres of rubble

iraq's army was blown to pieces by our millitary and then barely rebuilt

that's why isis is a force in the region
Iraq didn't get to rebuild because of the different religious and ethnic minorities killing each other. The struggles between the Shia and Sunni is a part of the reason ISIS could grow.

Iraq's army was destroyed true and makes me wonder how it was possible that many former pro-saddam officers got high positions in the army, while they were mostly secluded from the government.

And the growth of ISIS can be contributed to more factors, but I agree and think that the biggest factor is the lack of the will to fight by the Iraqi army that made ISIS what it is today.