Which countries are most responsible for the vast rise in refugees?

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Which countries invaded Iraq and removed a nasty hard man who nevertheless kept a lid on things?
Which countries destablised Syria and tried and failed to remove a nasty hard man who nevertheless kept a lid on things?
Which countries destablised Libya and removed a nasty hard man who nevertheless kept a lid on things?
Which countries are therefore responsible for ISIS gaining territory?

When will said countries realise that nasty hard men are completely necessary in certain places because they know how to keep a lid on ancient hatreds that we do not understand?

Guess what, you live in one the countries that caused this fook up.

For possibly some balance against this by now corny view, try reading The Truth About Syria, by Barry Rubin, 2008

I bought it in a charity shop a while ago, and it was quite interesting although after a while very repetitive, as if the author was drying to drum his thesis into the reader.

As one Amazon reviewer helpfully summarized, the book's basic points are:

1. The Assad regime is not legitimate and ruthlessly suppresses opponents

2. Syria needs the Israel/Palestine conflict to deflect from the regime's own shortcomings and so is not interested in peace

3. Syria can appear to be the main player in the Arab world without actually getting its hands dirty by use of proxies such as Hezbollah

4. Syria is never punished by the USA or the EU for its misdeeds and is thus encouraged to continue with its course of action

P.S. Typing the above, it occurred to me that repetitive would be better spelt repetititive