By Michael Knights, for the French Research Center on Iraq (CFRI). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
The Trump Administration and Iraq: What Comes Next?
The re-election of Donald Trump probably signals the commencement of a more assertive U.S. effort versus Iranian influence in Iraq.
This is not because Trump himself has any interest in Iraq: he views it as a dusty junkyard with oil but nothing else. However, Republicans across the board want to reduce Iran's influence and Iraq is the scene of Iran's greatest success: taking control of a major Arab nation using the blood and treasure of America's wars in Iraq as Tehran's springboard to success.
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