Also, the Obama administration is criticized for neglecting Iraq when a modern democracy was being built. This neglect led to the collapse of the political partnership between Iraqi components during the reign of Maliki and caused IS' tragic rise.
With such impressions about Obama, Iraqis greatly welcomed Trump saying during the election campaign, "We are going to convey my top generals and give them a simple instruction. … They will have 30 days to submit to the Oval Office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating [IS]. We have no choice." Some American nationals of Iraqi origin, such as Nahren Anweya, supported Trump and ran a campaign for him in the media and social networks during the presidential race.
A Fox News poll showed that Iraqis preferred a Trump presidency out of a hope that chaos and terrorism would end in their own country. They attributed chaos and terrorism to the Obama administration's weak and reckless policies toward Iraq.
In fact, Trump's policies toward Iraq are still close to mere election slogans, far from understanding core problems and offering clear solutions. It is still unknown whether Trump would be supportive of a unified Iraq or carry on with the country's partition. How will he deal with Iranian influence in Iraq and deter Turkish and Saudi ambitions in Iraq? Time has all the answers.
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