The Onion Predicted The Rise Of The Islamic State In 2003

[Lakhota]

The satirical news site warned the Iraq War would fuel "a million bin Ladens."

WASHINGTON -- In March 2003, soon after the U.S. invaded Iraq, a news outlet predicted the war would be a colossal disaster that would ultimately destabilize the Middle East and fuel the rise of anti-Western forces willing to die for a fundamentalist cause.

That outlet was The Onion. And the satirical news site nailed it.

In a point-counterpoint op-ed titled "This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won't," the fictional Nathan Eckert eerily described a world in which newly radicalized militants fueled by hate, much like the Islamic State, rise up after the war and obtain weapons of mass destruction to try to drive out Western influence.

"If you thought Osama bin Laden was bad, just wait until the countless children who become orphaned by U.S. bombs in the coming weeks are all grown up. Do you think they will forget what country dropped the bombs that killed their parents?" said Eckert. "In 10 or 15 years, we will look back fondly on the days when there were only a few thousand Middle Easterners dedicated to destroying the U.S. and willing to die for the fundamentalist cause."

He added, "From this war, a million bin Ladens will bloom."

Read the full Onion article here.

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I applaud The Onion, but it didn't take a registered genius to realize what the outcome would be when Bush invaded Iraq - which had nothing to do with 9/11. Bush created a million bin Ladens!

 

[aris2chat]

Onion is satire. Doesn't always mean they are wrong

 

[Lakhota]

Bush said God told him to invade Iraq.

 

[aris2chat]

Bush said God told him to invade Iraq.

Maybe he should not listened to god

 

[rdean]

The satirical news site warned the Iraq War would fuel "a million bin Ladens."

WASHINGTON -- In March 2003, soon after the U.S. invaded Iraq, a news outlet predicted the war would be a colossal disaster that would ultimately destabilize the Middle East and fuel the rise of anti-Western forces willing to die for a fundamentalist cause.

That outlet was The Onion. And the satirical news site nailed it.

In a point-counterpoint op-ed titled "This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won't," the fictional Nathan Eckert eerily described a world in which newly radicalized militants fueled by hate, much like the Islamic State, rise up after the war and obtain weapons of mass destruction to try to drive out Western influence.

"If you thought Osama bin Laden was bad, just wait until the countless children who become orphaned by U.S. bombs in the coming weeks are all grown up. Do you think they will forget what country dropped the bombs that killed their parents?" said Eckert. "In 10 or 15 years, we will look back fondly on the days when there were only a few thousand Middle Easterners dedicated to destroying the U.S. and willing to die for the fundamentalist cause."

He added, "From this war, a million bin Ladens will bloom."

Read the full Onion article here.

More: The Onion Predicted The Rise Of The Islamic State In 2003

I applaud The Onion, but it didn't take a registered genius to realize what the outcome would be when Bush invaded Iraq - which had nothing to do with 9/11. Bush created a million bin Ladens!

Careful, Republican will start screaming you're an idiot for not knowing the Onion is satire. They did it to me. Of course, like everything else they do, it failed.

 

[Freewill]

The Onion prints satire. Thus even then they were mocking liberals for their foolishness.

7 years after Bush and the liberals still blame him.

over 7 years since the Iraq war effectively ended and you blame Bush for the destabilization of the ME brought on by Obama bombing Libya and his actions in Syria.

What country did the over throw of the Butcher of Baghdad destabilize? None that is the answer for the clueless left wing.

Syria, destabilized by Obama. Libya destabilized by Obama. Iran emboldened by Obama. Obama recruited people with his drone program, death by airmail.

What is going on in the ME isn't like 9/11 which happened shortly after Bush took office from Clinton and you folks place no blame on Clinton.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The Onion? Well that's a step up from your usual Huffpo drivel