I think you are right, although whether the US could have done anything much to help these developments is another question.
Right now, with respect to the topic, I personally believe we should offer immediate asylum to all the Kurds, and to all the Christians and Ahmadi Muslims, in the Middle East.
i would settle all the latter in Detroit and Minneapolis.
I got a much better place to settle them as both Detroit and Minneapolis already have enough Muslims.
Manchester and Birmingham......................................................ENGLAND!
