Originally posted by meridian
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Starting with the Iraq war, through to Libya and now with Syria, western (and Russian) military intervention has had a terrible effect on the middle East and led directly to the rise of ISIS.
e.g.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37356873
Although I think Iraq is where the rot started - getting rid of Saddam was a big mistake. Strong men like him are not very nice but they hold things together.
Same with Gaddafi and Assad.
Where is most of the migrant trafficking from? Quite a lot from Libya apparently.

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