The US influence on Iraq…

Maybe…
US troops to pull out of Afghanistan.
Obama: Why don’t you stop over at Iraq on your way back?

1980s: Iran contra affair.
1990s: Gulf War.
2000s: Iraq invasion.
2010s: Air strikes.
US to Iraq: Influencing your life every decade.

If you’re a good ally of the US (like Pakistan) or an enemy (like Iraq), you face ruin.
Better to be ambivalent like China and India and prosper.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru