Quote:Trump is an inarticulate rube, so while he's continuing to say Obama founded ISIS, the reality is, ISIS was actually started in 1999.  That being said, he is right in stating that Obama is responsible for the expansion of ISIS to the extent they have achieved over the past few years.  The vacuum created in Iraq with his complete withdrawal allowed ISIS to come in and fill that void.  As a result, they were able to commandeer all of the arms and equipment the US left behind for Iraqi defense forces to use.  Once they were able to get proper weaponry, they were able to take over a large portion of Iraq,and eventually gain control over oil revenue that allowed them to finance their expansion.  This JV team reversed gains in Iraq so severely that Obama had to send forces back in so that they could help wrestle control back from ISIS over large swaths of Iraq. 

 

Trump seems to have an inability to articulate the reality, which seems to be a constant struggle for him.  It requires interpretation.  But, he recognizes the reality, which is a step ahead of his opponent.