Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis: Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance,’ Explained | WSJ
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Iran-backed groups connect to form a land bridge across the Middle East and form an alliance that Tehran calls the ‘Axis of Resistance.’ This land bridge can be used to transport equipment and personnel, but also allows for positions in Iraq and Syria to attack U.S. interests or threaten Israel closer to its borders.
WSJ explains what to know about the alliance that includes Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.
Chapters:
0:00 ‘Axis of Resistance’
0:37 Iran’s allies
1:44 Iran’s history
3:22 U.S. in the Middle East
4:14 Attacks since Oct. 7
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"The best weapons against enemy, is another enemy"
Nietzsche
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USA is doomed for this exact reason
Exactly, that's why it's clear that russia is behind all these sudden conflict flare ups around the region. Who benefits from all these issues in Gaza and Yemen? It's not hamas, the houthis or Iran (the 2 former are being bombed into oblivion), it's only russia that wins with all this mess.
Wow...quoting someone else is so profound 😂😂😂 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪 🤪
Wait. How could you miss out on mentioning anything about Qatar. It has the largest American military base in the Middle East in Al-Udeid Air Base just west of Doha. It is the country sitting on the nexus between the West and Tehran, has an overseas office for Hamas and Taliban. It’s the key interlocutor for hostage release.
It dont matter since Israel dont care for the hostages
Don't forget "soft" influence in the form of Al Jazeera and influence in western academia and media through "donations" and "investment"
consider Saudi Arabia almost the same as Qatar, Doha, Dubai.
@@hadror13 Al Jazeera is just blatant propaganda now.
@@hadror13like Aipac?
I never heard the term US backed Isreal. Just to show you where the priorities lie.
Is it wrong ?
Is... Real?
Because they are the same or isreal controls the US
First you need to be educated. Iran backed are non state actors in a country that has army. Don't be stupid
@@nwankwosampson-xk3jcIsrael started off as a non state actor until they took land from Palestinians and formed their state. Shoot some countries don’t acknowledge them as a country and still see them as US backed non state actors
Imagine if Iran had interests in Canada and Mexico, central America, and Panama,
are you that naive to think they don't?
@@7135HOLLY
Obviously they don’t.
@@7135HOLLY they don't, they never had. usa came to them and the middle east.
@@7135HOLLYyou’re the naive one for thinking that 😂😂
@@reziinho1414 They have no military bases in those countries.
Why West and US is coming to Middle East? Why can not they stay in their own country and mind their business, live and let others live???
What country do you live in? I bet it's not the middle east
@@simonm9097doesnt matter bro, the point still stands even if he was from Mars
Go read a history book
@@simonm9097wherever there is oil, America will be there. Now they're in Guyana
Ever heard about fossil fuels?
Somehow you forgot to mention Turkey's role in this 'Axis'. Why? 🤷♂They are *_not_*, by any means, a neutral player in all this.
Are u Joking with us ? Türkiye is against iran we don’t support policies of Iran in the Middle East but also we don’t support USA in the Middle East if USA continues support PKK which is terrorist organisation
Turkey is not a part of the Axis of Resistance. Turkey is west's puppet
not to mention russia's involvement
Illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen.
Turkey doesn't like Iran. They fight in Syria and back on different sides with Armenia and Azerbaijan. It doesn't like the West either, anyway, and clandestinely helped ISIS when it suited them.
Hamas in Palestine , Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthis in Yemen, Triple H of Iran
Hamas in Palestine*
Palestine , boy
that 4 H if you add hashd al shaabi
Its all about the game and how you play it.
YEA
WSJ forgot to explain the difference between Sunni and Shia, which is important in understanding Iran's connections to all these groups and others, except Hamas, which is a Sunni group. That is an important consideration. Why would a Sunni group be tied to a Shia regional power? For example, while Turkey, Egypt and Jordan are Sunni countries, Iran is Shia. It is an important distinction, for the US and Israel single-handedly seem to be managing to unify Sunni and Shia, a quite remarkable feat since it has rarely happened.
Hamas and the greater Muslim Brotherhood movement are aligned with Iran based on their shared goal to topple US backed regional governments (lsraeI, Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait). The Muslim brotherhood and Iran are in a marriage of convenience.
not really... all Abrahamic religions are the same thing. All of them believe in a Messiah, even Sunnis believe in the Shia Mahdi!!!! So no its not that big of a distinction
You over estimate the differences. Shia and Sunni are both Muslims. The view that there is a forever and violent war and hatred between Shia and Sunni and is the defining character of how countries in the Muslim world operate is highly questionable.
This days muslims least bother about difference, we are Muslim only
They hate the Jews more than they hate each other.
When we doing a vid about the number of US bases in that region?
and around Russia
Triple H probably never thought his ring name would be used in a WW3 discription.
Depth, depth and more depth information and information beneath the surface-is your aim
great video
It's not "The Gulf", it's "Persian Gulf". When you don't even know the name of the region, or worse than that you know the name but want to change it to what you like, then it clearly shows for what purposes you created this documentary.
Soliemani helped the us army to get rid of ISIS and that’s why ISIS bombed his memorial ceremony few days ago. The us then knew how powerful is Soleimani as he knew how to coordinate groups in that region and when they didn’t need him again, they killed him. Also if you are interested to know more, watch a doc called coup 53 and how it shaped Iran and the region to this day.
Interesting 🤔
ISIS… Created by USA!
Soleimani didn’t just “know” how to coordinate groups in the region, he actively was coordinating them to attack Americans. Cry about 1953 all you want, but Soleimani was a terrorist and was just used to take out another terrorist, plain and simple. Enemy of my enemy.
Yes also Soliemani was a veteran of the Iran/Iraq war, that's why he is well respected among Iranians
"solemani helped the US get rid of ISIS".
No… no he didn't. The US did that with the help of the YPG, KRG, SDF, and Iraqi army. The Iranians were actively fighting the US when we were fighting Daesh. Stop your lies!
I was looking for this particular information
Great work by Sune, very clear and concise reporting. Very much appreciated to see this level of professionalism.
The conflict needs to be ended before we get involved in a war we will lose
The west wouldn't lose that war though.. it wouldn't even be close.
Who will lose? If you think the US and Israel will lose a war with terrorists and Iran you're sadly mistaken. Not only is Israel a pretty powerful force by itself, the US is still the most powerful military in the world.
@@maximusextreme3725 bald of you assuming that the US and israel aren't terrorists themselves
@@begonethot9338if they are, we wouldn’t have any more conflict. The middle east would be glass by now
@@maximusextreme3725 bold of you to assume the US can even get close to beating iran in 2024
Excellent reporting...
id be disappointed if their titantron isnt The Game
US should get out from middle east period
😂😂😂 America is the biggest terrorists or Axis of Evil - Russia Chinese etc
"Interests"
What a mess.
what is the us doing in the middle east ?
Protecting our asset.
@@BboyVReckwhat assest ......name any .....
@@BboyVReck you mean imperialism and colonialism
Sure.
@@abulhassan3697 I'll let the AI explain it.
The US has been active in the Middle East for several decades, mainly to protect its national security interests and to support its regional allies. Some of the main reasons for US involvement in the Middle East are:
To prevent a hostile power from controlling the region’s oil reserves and using them as a weapon against the US and its allies1.
To deter and counter threats from Iran, which has been pursuing nuclear weapons and supporting proxy groups that destabilize the region23.
To fight against terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and ISIS, which have launched attacks on the US and its partners, and to prevent them from establishing safe havens in the region24.
To promote peace and stability among the countries in the region, especially between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and to resolve conflicts through diplomacy12.
To foster economic and security integration among the US partners in the region, such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the GCC+3, and to enhance their cooperation on global challenges such as climate change, food security, and health1.
To uphold human rights and democratic values in the region, and to support the aspirations of the people for political and social reforms23.
These are some of the general reasons for US involvement in the Middle East, but they may vary depending on the specific context and situation. The US also faces many challenges and trade-offs in pursuing its interests and goals in the region, and its policies and strategies may change over time.
Gulf? Which Gulf? Gulf of Mexico or? The journalist did not study well. This is the Persian Gulf, not the Gulf
how dear you Iran to protect yourself from American expansion?
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ALOT of missed detail
Where can I find a map of the Middle East like this?
search for world vector map
Iran learned it from US.go back and see who started supporting these groups first.
and created all those terrorists.
I see no problem here. If the US can expand why not Iran?
Americans ain't blocking our shipping lanes😅
@@lwiimbokasweshi says the somali pirate, lol
America is not expanding their country by stealing others or launching terrorist attacks like all these Muslim countries.
@@lwiimbokasweshi Maybe they don't block your shipping routes but they steal the middle east natural resources in Iraq ,syria and...
@@lwiimbokasweshi nobody is blocking your shipping lane unless you're israeli. The US schemes to tie the interests of the world to Israel so it can justify the militarization of the red sea.
“Unlikely” for now…
How about the Axis of Evil Wall St and the Military Congressional Industrial Complex
They should just call themselves Iran's three H...no! H3.
the Risistance of
Wisdom and common sense.
But they will learn
in due time
Lol will they? I suppose Iran will let women have more rights too.
3:46 That "Gulf" has a name
So you better use it next time
Brother you forgot the base we have in Bahrain
Whos We Man ?
Well if you ask me it feels like Archduke Franz Ferdinand all over again. They do say history repeats itself, do you think its going to?
Absolutely!!
Watch Germany again too. They'll come in and mind everyone's business but overwhelm even the jews.
It's okay though God(Jesus) comes soon after..
Nope. That was very different. That was several equally powerful empires, pushing borders against each other, for which archduke Ferdinand was the catalyst. This is so completely asymmetric. It’s not even funny.
America must wean itself off of fossil fuels with clean energy. High oil prices funds our foreign adversaries. We must also keep pumping to drive down the prices. They are synergistic policies, not conflicting.
There is no source of electricity that is not dependent on fossil fuels. Steel, cement, synthetic materials, cables, packaging of parts during transport and so on - they all rely on fossil fuels. Also solar and wind energy means just more dependence on China which holds monopoly on rare materials. Your continent should invest in nuclear energy as much as possible.
@@Michal_Sobczyk Just as it takes money to make money, it takes fossil fuels to make clean energy. Focus on the delta gained at the end, not the cost of doing business. We tried nuclear energy and still have it, but new plants are a non starter. No one wants it and the radioactive waste in their backyard.
you should educate yourself maybe open 5th grade science books
Yes, you should have done that in the 60's, instead of burying the EV's.
But all that you have said, moving energy to one unified supply form (cable electrical lines), also requires upgrading the infrastructure, which is going to be enormously expensive.
There are no easy solutions and the US president (present one) has massively accelerated the need for transition, when the US was already running out of time.
@@Michal_Sobczyk I agree to an extent. Just as it takes money to make money, it takes energy to make clean energy hardware. That's why it's critical to compare the DELTA gained over the lifecycle. I'm certain clean energy comes out way ahead in its lifecycle. Atomic energy is a non starter in the US. No one wants it in their backyard.
An invader's 4th branch assesses its middle east situation and plots resistance groups to its imperial aims in the region.
Asymmetric or Axis with sponsored by Iran
Isaiah 17 1
A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.
Well looks right on schedule
@@smpl1592 Yes it does
'Axis of Resistance'.
One needs to ask himself - What is the point of this resistance? Certainly, it's not about economic prosperity or human rights.
Resistance of the western imperialism and colonialism
@@hannibalbarca8411what has colonism even to do with it ! The new colonisers in this case is Iran then. Who basically taken over Yemen, Lebanon and parts of Iraq, Afghanistan of course Palestine. With endless supply of weapons, training and putting these guys on payroll.
@@SuperPerfectMan
What the US did in iraq and Afghanistan ?
@@SuperPerfectMan well it's an alliance, these groups are ideologically aligned with them so they fund them and give them intelligence and advice. It's not any different what the US says it's doing with Kurdish groups
@@SuperPerfectMan The colonisation is that America is interfering in a region so far away and stealing natural resources. The middle east would be much more stable had America and the colonial powers before it not interfere
Axis of resistance? What did you use AI to figure that out?
Hold on, you should use that map to show where US has military bases; in Syria, in UAE, in Iraq, in Jordan, in Turkey, in Red Sea, etc, etc. (And for the record it should be noted that the American WSJ supports Israel, and turns a blind eye to what Israel is doing in Gaza and the West Bank).
true
what America is doing in Syria ?? depriving Syrians of their valuable oil?
US imports 0% of oil from Syria. Hower unlike those that live under Assad, the Kurdish US allies have a higher standard of living.
The only thing the Syrian have is blood and wars. They have absolutely nothing of value that might interest the west.
But to your question - North-west Syria is controlled by the Kurds, who are allies of the west, and therefore there are US bases there to protect them and to maintain a foothold in the middle east if ever needed.
@@4lyfMotorhead
The us is an imperial colonial evil power
@@4lyfMotorhead US is there to prevent Syria from developing.. Also creating ISIS..
@@WhoAreYouForYou That’s sound like neo colo miasm
"American Interest" where does US/Israeli propaganda arm find these words? why do you need bases in sovereign countries? if someone is resisting against the presence of foreign power is absolutely legitimate
Because America was invited to those countries
Israel was the country resisting the illegal world Arab countries launched onto it within hours of it's formation. USA is an intl ally of Israelo as are all of those UN nations.
Almost all American bases in the world are asked for by the host countries, the only countries that dont want them are Syria and Iraq. America establishes bases surrounding its enemies and the host country gets the benefit of US military protection if attacked, we can see in the South China sea and China, Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Iran, North Korea and South Korea.
No one invited this is the illusion you get from propaganda media. Who invited them to Iraq syria or even Egypt ? If a leader of the country denies them bases, they just replace them with dictator
@@jamesthemaniac3293No it wasn't! Iraq and Syria have multiple times demanded the US leave. It is OCCUPYING those countries, and that means the occupied people have every right to use every means to evict the invader/occupier.
Resuming this video: Israeli/Netanyahu PROPAGANDA
Theres something in common with all these groups.....hmmmm, what is it? I cant seem to put my finger on it....
I love the reporter’s choice of translucent tiddlywinks to represent militant proxy forces
Easy explanation! Locals are fighting US intervention in *their* lands!
the US intervention of hamas attacking civilians in israel? The US intervention of hezbollah attacking civilians inside lebanon and Israel? The US intervention of houthis attacking yemen, civilians in Israel and trade vessels? Bad bad US!!!
Red sea could be another Vietnam
It's hard to build tunnels in a Sea.
Why did you use red to represent the US? It's weird right?
For their blood thurst of killing innocent people mostly childern
When injustice becomes law, then RESISTANCE becomes DUTY
Um ok 😂
@@vb4377What about US,UK,Nato allies who gave weapons and technical assistance to Israel?
Without their support to Israel ,it would be any dominant player in ME region.
which side become LAW ?
Define "resistance".
Resistance or Terror ?😂
"engaged in skirmishes" but also have now displaced over 100k Israelis in northern israel
They weren't displaced by Hezbollah, they were evacuated by Israel because they intend to attack Lebanon next. Millions of Palestinians were displaced by Israel in Gaza, in their disproportional and genocidal response to October 7th.
its a persian golf ...keep repeat with yourself if you passed 5 th class geoghraphy
Israel and US has significantly united the Ummah in 90 days, irregardless of Shia or Sunni.
That's very interesting but it's not my problem as an American. If Israel wants to continue committing genocide they can deal with the consequences. There has never been a Shia/Iranian terrorist attack on America.
Israel is not committing genocide. Do you know the meaning of the word? Iran is responsible for over a thousands American deaths in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Then why are you watching?
@@noco7243 To see what the US is saying from their side/POV
would you even know if an attack was thwarted? You are naive to think otherwise.
@@7135HOLLY The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. There's no evidence of Shia/Iranian terrorist attacks on the USA. Sure, you can claim that one was secretly thwarted but that still means the public has no evidence it ever happened. Furthermore, if the government says it thwarted one they could just be making that up. Occam's Razor states the simplest explanation is usually the correct one, so there has never been an Iranian/Shia terrorist attack on the USA.
We have been in a proxy war since 1947.
U danish?
Iran are using Triple H? Time to play the game...
What is Gulf? Are you uneducated? It is Persian Gulf.
4:02 Didn’t the US pull out troops from Northern Iraq and left the Kurds alone.
The Triple H Pact you mean
Let them build their Axis, just like every other country has its own interest at heart
It's not a question of not letting them build an axis. That's already happened.
If you think this assertion of Iranian power can be tolerated passively, however ... then you are extremely naive
Their innocent building of their axis has cost us 500,000 souls, and somewhere around 90% of my people are in abject poverty. No thanks
Iran has right to defend itself, and force it's enemies to think twice before taking any action against it's. Btw can the USA tolerate iran's military bases in it's borders!
The Saudi's let them fire missiles over their land from Yemen.........hmmm...WTH?
Stock up on supplies. Because our grandpa government isn’t gonna get us out of this one.
You are on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, what are you talking about?
What should really be "explained" is what the US military is doing 11 thousand kilometers away from its borders.
If you need someone to answer that question, you know NOTHING about geopolitics and geostrategy.
Go read a book for a change.
cmon man, dont ask those kinda questions.
@@RobespierreThePoofNo other country has military bases all over the world like the US , not even China
@@brucechencool because the US beat them to it
In a nutshell, preserving the American empire.
What about Libya? The nato alliance broke that country into 2 parts. Can someone help them negotiate to become one again? If that happens then there won't be an open slave trade that's happening now. Also if Libya is strong and united, it will help stop illegal human smuggling into Europe. Maybe China can make that happen like they brokered a deal with Saudi and Iran.
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan. I think you should notice a pattern by now. The US is interested in the stabilizing these areas, not fixing them.
It’s crazy it’s been twenty years and these people still hate us
What? Yeah they still hate you, what are you surprised? Just look at the Palestinians.
Yeah…what on earth did you do in Iraq and Palestine that might make them think that way? 🤔
crazy indeed... you have only destroyed and stolen a country, killed 1,000,000 people on a war with fake basis... wonder why anyone may, being "us" so wonderful guys... amazing indeed, ain't it?
IT'S A MIRROR OF US ALSO
Eventually, people get tired of outside influences in their lands, such as the US, which if the US hadn't been trying to just destablize the region in first place this kind of thing may not have happened, but the US abuses it status and power and this is the result. Gaza was the last straw, apparently.
Axis of resistance
Meaning terror regumes proxies then Yes
The terrorism is brought to the region with the western imperialism and colonialism
Wall Street journal is literally owned by Qatar.
@@jakeroper1096
You want it to be owned by the Zionists like daily mail ?
Terror. The U.S. has been bombing civilians in 7 different middle eastern countries for decades killing over 4.5 million people. That's terror. Get out of their neighborhood then none of this would have happened.
@@jakeroper1096 cat's been out of the bag for a decade, dork, timber sycamore learn to read, lol
This is not 1942
WHAT ABOUT AMERICAN ILLEGAL BASES IN ALL OVER MIDDLE EAST?????
Viva la Resistance!!
Are you trying to say that in French or Spanish?
Bravo iran rusia cina
Yeman and Iran is only beggers
The new axis of evil.
Turkey: 😮
The killing of Qasem Soleimani was not meant to out right stop irans efforts in my opinion. It was only meant to slow them down. Qasem had connections that others did not his death is whats keeping a lot of terrorist groups from being able to fully coordinate together in my opinion.
He’s just one man and was replaced quickly not sure how you came to that conclusion
It was just a act done for trump election boost so he have something to say for next elections...
@@UndertakerFromWWE He had the connections though which allowed them all to coordinate. He was the guy guy
@@mrsentencename7334 and all those connections he has still want to make money. He was replaced like a brick in the wall.
If qassam is terrorist then any u.s general is also many times over terrorist
I'm From Iran And I want to Say a Poetry From Khayyam!!
از منزل کفر تا به دین یک نفس است
از منزل شک تا به یقین یک نفس است
این یک نفس را عزیز را می دار
کل حاصل عمر ما همین یک نفس است
From disbelief to the highest level of faith is one breath
From doubt to the highest Level of certainty is one breath
Love this one breath
The result of our whole life is this breath
☮️🕊️
We Israelis want to become friends with Iran again like the good old times before radical Islam taken over Iran
Resistance to what? Freedom?
im still baffled why they'd want to keep attacking israel, when compared to their countries in the map, Israel is barely a quarter of Iran
Didn’t the US and its European allies assist in deposing Iran’s Shah Pelavi having initially supported Pelavi’s accession through a coup against Mossadegh, in order to bring about the Iranian revolution and install the existing power within Iran, so that the Iranian regime would act as an expansionist threat in the region including against Israel, through militia groups such as Hezbollah, Houthis, allegedly Hamas, etc. so that the US and its allies could use this as a basis to act as a counter threat against Iran in order to establish their influence in the region, hence their complicity and support for Israel’s ongoing genocide and ethnically cleansing of the Palestinians in Gaza.
No they supported shah. The carter allegation has not much evidence
Couldn't have said it better
As always and according to tradition, the intervention of America and its Western allies in the affairs of Iran and their overt betrayal led to the downfall of the Shah of Iran, and its consequences were the deaths of millions of innocent people and chaos in the region.
How is the US to blame for Iranians being bad guys? The US would rather Iran be a friendly happy nation. The US also did not betray the Shah.
@@0IIIIII “Unfortunately, a government like America, which is devoid of culture, only thinks about two things: the market and endless benefits, both of which are through plundering. See what they did with the Shah of Iran for the oil market? They sided with the Islamic uproar to achieve their goals and benefits, and in this process, they slaughtered the people of Iran.”
they already slaughtered millions in iraq, libya, syria, distabilized the entire middle east, the usa is responsible for isis, al quada, taliban@@Energy_SYS
@0IIIIII how are iranian being bad guys? Are we pumping money to a genocidal imperialist regime?
@@0IIIIII friendly and servile. The happiness comes as a condition of the first two, often not even then. See Haiti as an example.
No proof of any "imminent attacks"
Plenty of proof of IRGC bots like you
Resistance of what?
In ur map, there is iran, Iraq, syria, occupied Palestine(Israel), Lebanon, Saudia Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Yemen... But where is America?
Go read the partition plan of 1947 and see the wars the arab states stated to destroy Israel. Israel has every right to protect itself throughout history from the blood thirsty neigboring countries and Hamas and Hezbollah Terrorists!!!
@@OG.551.98
Israel is a biblical theocracy,not even a real state by clear borders in UN to have any right, resistance against occupiers is a holy task for any nation on earth including Palestine and Lebanese.
What kind of question is that? America is in syria & iraq directly. america sponsors terror groups like the israeli government, ISIS and the saudi government.
How is Israel supposed to unoccupy "Palestine"?
I stand with the natives. They are the just side is the conflict.
Hate to break it to you but pretty much everyone in the situation is a native (except us and Palestinians in Lebanon)
@@wil.delaney Israelis are not a native of Palestine. But eastern Europe.
Way to simplistic. Go do your research and try again
Wallah the resistance axis is screwing our azzes
Ir🙏
What about before 1979😮
The axis of nifaq 🙂
What has iran done that Us wants to invade it
They have natural resources(eg. oil)
@@danielburger1775that's not the reason but yeah it's some motivation XD
Very historical and non-partisan, excellent.
😂 I guess, but it’s missing a TON of context.
Hard to take yer man there seriously, when he mispronounces Gaza in an analogous way to how some people mispronounce Edinburgh as Edinburger...
A lot of effort went into this misinformation. Expect no better from WSJ.
Wow so nicely explained... and what about USA supplying bombs to Israel
You say nicely explained, but you don't see how Iran has surrounded Israel. You have one agenda, and it is to blame the US for everything. Moreover Israel manufacture their own weapons.
US-backed israel. US proxy Israel.
And to think this never would have been possible if Bush has not invaded Iraq and Obama had not tried to overthrow Syria.
I understand about Iraq and bus that was a bad decision, but Obama intervened in Syria to stop the spread of Islamic state in Syria. And that kinda worked.