In light of the recent news of Abu Bakr's death, this is a great reminder that George W. Bush (who still walks free, naturally) created ISIL. That's America for you, going in to other countries, destroying everything, and then saying "well those countries are backward" and "god bless the USA" and blah blah blah. I remember at the time of the invasion, in the nursing home where I worked, one of the entertainers who would periodically come in and perform a show (this one was a very strange man in particular) would sometimes, in the middle of a performance, go off on a diatribe about how if you don't like what we're doing in Iraq, why don't you go live there. ( ? )

And (not that I think Obama conducted himself all that well in regards to our foreign policy) also, it should be pointed out that:

In recent days, conservative websites have peddled the claim that it was Obama who freed the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militant group currently overrunning cities in northern Iraq and threatening Baghdad. Referring to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who heads ISIS, the Daily Mail asserts, “Obama SET FREE the merciless terrorist warlord now leading the ISIS horde blazing a trail of destruction through Iraq.” Right-wing author David Horowitz’s FrontPage Magazine claims Baghdadi, who was once held by US forces in Iraq, was released “on Obama’s watch.” And RedState.com says Baghdadi was let go under the Obama administration’s “policy of releasing terrorists.” But they have it wrong: It was an agreement signed by President George W. Bush in 2008 that led to Baghdadi’s release in 2009.
[motherjones.com]

So, yeah, thanks a lot Bush and Cheney, you putrid goat fuckers.