Thread:Comments:US combat forces pull out of Iraq/Hooray!/reply (16)

Actually, the Iraq War helped Iran a lot, because it removed their main regional counterbalance. It'll take a long time for the Iraqi army to regain its pre-war strength, and even then, the Iraqi government will almost certainly be more pro-Iranian (or at least least less anti-Iranian) than the Hussein regime. So, good news, Iraq has a democratic government (assuming they work out the political standoff). Bad news, we just handed Iran a victory on a silver platter.

BTW, you do know that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Al Qaeda *hate* each other, don't you?