… be able to get rid of these terrorist Islamic extremist elements like ISIS from this region. We've got to look at the fact that Iraq was created. This country of Iraq was created not by the people who live there, not by the Kurds, not by the Sunni tribes of the Shias, created by these outside elements. with these lines that were drawn that had nothing to do with the territories that were held by these different tribes. As a result of that, we've seen these sectarian battles that have gone on for, really, generations. (08:30–08:39)
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Asserts that Iraq's borders were drawn by outside elements, not by its inhabitants.
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