‘Which is why we should generally aim before we shoot’: Did President Obama just blame ISIS on George W. Bush? [video]

So that big interview between VICE and President Obama that we teased last week has finally been released and this question and answer on the rise of ISIS caught our eye:

So, this was in the Vice interview. https://t.co/syX7sxpJij pic.twitter.com/GvlaDsDQ2G

— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) March 16, 2015

WATCH: Obama, 'ISIL is a direct outgrowth of Al-Qaida in Iraq which grew out of our invasion' http://t.co/eZNcNqz1xM pic.twitter.com/WPticTatcZ

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) March 17, 2015

True? We kind of remember President Bush warning that this would happen if U.S. troops were pulled out of Iraq too soon:

https://twitter.com/OneTonTurtle/status/577617858705764352

@katherinemiller @BecketAdams "aim before you shoot" You mean like not withdrawing troops prematurely?

— ClumpOfCells, CRE (@CalkinsMark) March 17, 2015

https://twitter.com/SethMiller79/status/577623011878031360

https://twitter.com/OneTonTurtle/status/577623715162144768

And toward the end of the interview, the president trots out the ol’ #JobsForISIS victory plan:

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I liked the part at the end where he talked about jobs for the terrorists again… @katherinemiller @BecketAdams

— MJ's Lair (@mjrod) March 16, 2015

Full video here:

Watch @shanesmith30's full interview with President Obama, now on @vicenews: http://t.co/s6VoW9WEeP

— VICE (@VICE) March 17, 2015

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