According2Sam #47

In the early stages of the development of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) President Obama told the New Yorker Magazine about the terrorist organization, “The analogy we use around here sometimes, and I think is accurate, is if a JV team puts on Lakers uniforms that doesn’t make them Kobe Bryant,” It was a major understatement and miscalculation of the situation in Syria. By the time Obama realized the level of his underestimate ISIS had grown into a large army and were taking over areas in Northern Iraq and Syria. Not only did Obama fail to realize the significance of their development. He also helped aide in their development by his support of Sunni rebels in Syria in their fight to overthrow Bashar al Assad. Was the evolution of Islamic State preventable, and could the Obama administration have defeated them before they became a larger problem? How did Obama's policy of regime change in Syria and his decision to arm Sunni rebels aid in the development and strengthening of the Islamic State?  Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #47.