As U.S. Prepares To Leave Iraq, Iran's Shadow Looms Large -- L.A. TimesU.S. military officials warn that Iran will fill the vacuum created after American troops depart. They are recommending several moves in response, including shifting some of those troops to Kuwait.
As the last U.S. troops pack up to leave Iraq by the end of next month, Pentagon officials and senior military commanders are warning that Iran will rush to fill a power vacuum created by the American exit unless Washington limits its pullback from the region.
That broad assessment has taken on urgency in recent weeks against a backdrop of new intelligence that indicates the government in Tehran also is aggressively courting proxy forces in Yemen and, according to United Nations nuclear inspectors, is fast approaching the capability to build nuclear weapons.
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My Comment: I do expect the Iranians to try and influence Iraq by stepping into the vacuum that the Americans have created with their withdrawal. I say go for it .... because as bad as Iraq may have been for America, I suspect that it will be even worse for Iran's Persians.