I can't believe the level of ignorance on display in this thread.  Iraq was about oil?  Really?  ISIS was formed by remnants of Sadaam Hussein's army? Really?  It was all George W. Bush's fault?  It started after the Iraq invasion?  Really?

 

Question.  Why was there a revolution in Iran in 1979?  What was the reason for that and what were the consequences?

 

What role did Iraq play in that region during that time frame?

 

What was going on in Afghanistan throughout the 1980's and why?  I'll give a bit of a hint here.  This is where it got very dangerous.

 

What was happening in the 1990's in the region and throughout the world?  Why were terrorist attacks happening back then?  Why did Sadaam Hussien invade Kuwait?  What else was he doing at the time?

 

What about the Arab Spring?  What was that all about?

---