Continued. damn character limit.....

5. Islamic State. By 2008 the volatile Middle East region had quieted significantly. The Obama administration abandoned a long standing U.S. policy regarding foreign dictators and goons (He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch) and threw Mubarak under the bus. The President then signed off on an ill-advised plan to overthrow Khadafy. Mr. Obama drew a red line for Assad and failed to back up his tough talk. These destabilizing acts turned the “Arab Spring” into a bloody nightmare of anarchy
6. Trump. Heads we lose, tails we lose.