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Why did the USA fund ISIS? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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With the Mujahideen (Taliban and al-Qaeda), it was obvious: attack the Soviets.

But why ISIS? When they overthrew Saddam, why would they fund a group that would attack their own puppet government?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Made me think of the BRI. At most, it seems like a stall tactic for the US to back extremists. The pendulum is already swinging back against the west. Ground is being lost in the Middle-East and Africa. VEO's csn certainly stir the pot and muddy the waters, but for how long?