It's not a secret that US policy and funding backed by the Saudis and Israelis fomented the nightmare that is now ISIS. You just won't see it explained on ACA. Unfortunately, the policy has partially / majorly back-fired, and created yet another mess - despite the risks being known all along.
Here's a really good article from the time (2007) that explains the policy direction of the neo-cons; basically they were played at the expense of Iran - yet again:
