Eli5: how did America actually destabilize the Middle East in the Iraq war? What was done specifically that caused all of the chaos in the countries we were involved in?

Question

Eli5: how did America actually destabilize the Middle East in the Iraq war? What was done specifically that caused all of the chaos in the countries we were involved in?

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Answer 1

To highlight, the start of the invasion was largely bloodless and popular amongst Iraqis due to the ruthlessness of Saddam and the soft power that the US carried at that time.

But of course, that would all change when an incompetent idealistic administration was put in charge of Iraq’s nation building, with gross mismanagement leading to a bloody insurgency and rampart corruption.