Extremism, Migrant Crisis Result of European Errors in Syria Crisis

The rise in terrorism and the refugee crisis are the byproduct of Europea’s "past mistakes" and "wrong policies" in Syria which helped extremist groups gain foothold and brought Middle East wars to Europe's doorstep, says a former foreign minister.
"What happened in Iraq should have been a lesson. We expected Europe to fight terrorism, but France and Britain were talking only of government change in Syria. It was Iran and Russia who fought the terrorists," Kamal Kharazi, head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto,  IRNA reported. 
He was referring to the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq in pursuit of what Washington claimed was to take out nuclear, chemical and biological weapons that were non-existent.