You're a liar, speedy, and Odumbo did take full credit for and encouraged the "Arab Spring" that germinated ISIS, and Odumbo created the power vacuum in Iraq which allowed ISIS to thrive, you lying SOB.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
A quick review -- I can believe you or I can believe Politifact, a Pulitzer award winning group. Trump's statement was VERY clear.
"ISIS is honoring President Obama. He is the founder of ISIS. He is the founder of ISIS, OK? He's the founder! He founded ISIS! And I would say the co-founder would be Crooked Hillary Clinton."
Today Trump is saying he was being sarcastic with his statement. Whatever. The point is that his original statement was totally false according to Politifact, not me. Do you understand I don't work for Politifact? If you want to argue that Obama in fact created a power vacuum during his Presidency, fine. To argue that he was the founder of ISIS is pure stupidity. Take the time to read below.
The creation of ISIS
Experts have repeatedly told us that the sources of ISIS are complex and interconnected.
But Trump’s provocative comment glosses over all of that nuance.
For starters, the
terrorist group’s roots pre-date Obama’s presidency and Clinton’s role as secretary of state.
ISIS has used several names since 2004, when long-time Sunni extremist Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqawi established al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) and more recently the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to the
National Counterterrorism Center.
After he was killed in a 2006 U.S. airstrike, the group became the Islamic State of Iraq. In 2013, the group was referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and then just the Islamic State in 2014.
The most prominent leader of the group we now call ISIS has been Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who became the leader in 2010.
Democrats often blame President George W. Bush for the creation of ISIS, because al-Qaida flourished after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
But you could also argue Obama’s decision to leave Iraq after 2011 contributed to the security vacuum that gave ISIS the chance to put down roots and regroup.