Influence Quote by Ryan Zinke

America created a vacuum in Iraq and ISIS formed. But had we taken the oil something else would've very good happened. They would not…

— Donald Trump

We didn't create ISIS. ISIS created ISIS.

— Kevin Drum

Had we kept the oil, you wouldn't have ISIS, because they fuel their growth with the oil.

— Donald Trump

We should have never let ISIS happen in the first place. And right now, they're in 32 countries.

— Donald Trump

ISIS is a monstrosity. It didn't come from nowhere. It's one of the results of the U.S. hitting a very vulnerable society - Iraq…

— Noam Chomsky

ISIS takes a long-term approach to its apocalyptic war with West - we have to do the same.

— Will Hurd

ISIS did not come down from the sky. They found the opportunity to grow, and the world allowed them to grow.

— Nadia Murad

ISIS was able to grow because the Obama administration stuck its head in the sand rather than address the emerging problem.

— Will Hurd

Once ISIS is defeated, there is a larger effort under way to make certain that we don't just sprout a new enemy. We know…

— James Mattis

When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed state, and…

— Rand Paul

There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed.

— Bradley Byrne

We didn't create ISIS - ISIS created themselves, but we will stop them, and one of the ways we stop them is by not…

— Rand Paul