The Big Picture What caused the crisis in West Asia?

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The Big Picture What caused the crisis in West Asia?

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Recently, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that the US UK led coalition might have led to the
creation of Islamic State. West Asia is extremely unstable now. There is a historic migration crisis. In March 2003 the
American invasion on Iraq took place. America tried to address the root cause of terrorism through regime change.
In 2011 America decided to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Following the withdrawal, the Shias came to power and
tried to take revenge against Sunnis. ISIS is said to be the result of radicalization. It is also being said that Shia
division was created by the Gulf War.
Tony Blairs recent apology in making war on Iraq in 2003 has been declared a non-apology by most commentators
and media, including those who supported the war drive and peddled with enthusiasm the myth of Iraqi weapons of
mass destruction. This is because Blair has only re-stated what hes been saying for over a decade that the war on
Iraq resulted from a failure of the intelligence services to deliver accurate information on WMD. The war against Iraq
was initiated based on assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and that Saddams
government posed an immediate threat to the United States and its coalition allies. This misrepresentation of prewar intelligence is being criticized worldwide now. The invasion led to sectarian violence which caused widespread
displacement among Iraqi civilians. The invasion led also to a constitution which supported democracy as long as
laws did not violate traditional Islamic principles.
US led invasion regime toppled the government of Saddam Hussein. During this decade long lone war lakhs of
Iraqis were killed. The invasion also led to the collapse of the Saddam government. Saddam was captured and later
executed by a military court. Following this widespread sectarian violence between Shias and Sunnis began.
Insurgency against U.S. and coalition forces also began aftermath the war.
Iraqi insurgency surged in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal. The terror campaigns have since been engaged by
Iraqi, primarily radical Sunni, insurgent groups against the central government. By 2014 Iraq was once again in
chaos with the insurgency reaching new heights. In June 2014 the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) took
over the major cities of Iraq. In the summer of 2014 President Obama announced the return of U.S. Forces to Iraq,
but only in the form of aerial support. This was mainly aimed at halting the advance of ISIS forces, render
humanitarian aid to stranded refugees and stabilize the political situation.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are estimated to have been killed in the violence unleashed in 2003, though the
true number of deaths remains unknown. The continuing bloodshed in Iraq has contributed to the biggest refugee
crisis since World War II, and the ascent of ISIS has exacerbated the outflow of refugees from Syria as well.

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