"Rolling Back Iran in Iraq" Topic

"A new government in Iraq may be the kickstart the United States needs to reset its relations with Baghdad and rollback Iranian influence. Iran's longtime goal has been to undermine America's regional commitment and provoke U.S. attacks that draw Iraqi condemnation. The United States should avoid a tit-for-tat with Iran or its proxies and instead launch a concerted effort to roll back Iran's military presence in the country.

Iran has a longstanding presence in Iraq, and the two countries share a nearly 1,000-mile border. Iran can avoid direct conflict with the conventionally stronger American military by relying on its Iraqi proxies. The integration of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq's state-sponsored Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) allows these groups to portray themselves falsely as defenders of Iraqi nationalism…"
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Armand

I much prefer the "regime change from within" for Iran, and given so much dissatisfaction with the current leadership there, especially among the younger generations, it is possible.

That's the only way the Iranian people will be free, and unshackled from the religious radicals running their country now.

If that occurs, Iranian factions in Iraq will wither and die, from lack of financial support.

No Radical Religion there?…. No way!.

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Armand