akenaton - 15 Jul 16 - 12:00 PM

You could say the same for Saddam, but how many still think his removal was a "good" thing

Off the top of my head I can think of about 102,750,000 people who are absolutely delighted that he was permanently removed from the scene and it really does not take much imagination to identify them or the reasons they would feel the way they do.

20,800,000 Iraqi Shia Muslims
3,750,000 Kuwaiti Nationals
78,200,000 Iranians

Now stand by for a total shock to Mudcat BS Section I would advise the usual suspects to be seated before reading the following:

Jim Carroll - 15 Jul 16 - 09:17 AM

Isis is the result of Assad not being removed - they would never have gained a toe-hold had he been opposed by the west.
Isis is a product of our inaction and appeasement to dictators like Assad

Almost 100%, or %100, correct Jom apart from that bit right at the end - Assad was not and has not been "appeased", Putin on the other hand has.

For once Jom's claim can be easily substantiated by timeline:

On the 30th August 2013 David Cameron asked Parliament to back action against Assad's regime in Syria and Parliament and the anti-war mob said NO and won the day. At that time ISIS did not exist, ISIS first declared themselves almost a year LATER, they did it knowing that they could establish themselves in a lawless Syria in the full knowledge that the western powers WOULD NOT ACT. The fact that ISIS are the threat they are today is because the western powers blinked and refused to act.