Former U.N. diplomat blames U.S. for ISIS

posted on: Feb 23, 2015

Former United Nations diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi said on Monday the United States is to blame for the current situation in Iraq. Brahimi also called on Monday for Iran to become involved in negotiations surrounding Syria.

Speaking at the first ever International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2015, held in Sharjah, UAE, Brahimi singled out the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, for ‘providing an environment that allowed insurgency to grow in Iraq, helping a group like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to flourish.’

“The U.S. is to be blamed,” Brahimi said. “It created conditions that allowed ISIS to grow.”

Source: english.alarabiya.net