I am sorry Professor Cole, this is one of those times that you and I disagree. The policies that led to the creation of ISIS were clearly bipartisan in cause. Democratic party sponsored genocidal level mayhem was happening in Iraq before George W. Bush became president. These had their roots in the sanctions regime as well as the Iraqi Freedom act that made regime change official US policy. The Iraq war was bi-partisan, as well as the overthrow of Libya, the war in Yemen, and the destabilization of Syria. There is an ideological cause of ISIS in the United States. That is neo-conservativism and that is bi-partisan.
I am sorry Professor Cole, this is one of those times that you and I disagree. The policies that led to the creation of ISIS were clearly bipartisan in cause. Democratic party sponsored genocidal level mayhem was happening in Iraq before George W. Bush became president. These had their roots in the sanctions regime as well as the Iraqi Freedom act that made regime change official US policy. The Iraq war was bi-partisan, as well as the overthrow of Libya, the war in Yemen, and the destabilization of Syria. There is an ideological cause of ISIS in the United States. That is neo-conservativism and that is bi-partisan.