Persuade Me Politics

1. ISIS: 45,000 ISIS soldiers have been killed by U.S.-led coalition attacks, compared to American deaths of 4 in the armed forces and less than 70 civilians (50 of which is not truly applicable – according to the CIA, the Orlando shooter had no contact with ISIS). ISIS was formed in 2004, one year after a highly disorganized and mismanaged occupation of Iraq directed by the Bush Administration had begun. In 2008, the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government was signed by Bush, ensuring that all American soldiers would be out of the country by the end of 2011. Obama attempted to keep 5,000-10,000 military advisers (special forces) in Iraq, but the local leaders and American public opinion strongly opposed his efforts. Not in an effort to make light of the very real threat of terrorist brutality, but simply to put it in honest and realistic perspective…

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