"Iraq and its friends must also be on guard against attempts by various foreign powers to influence the elections through illegal means. Iran, for one, is channeling vast sums of money to half a dozen parties campaigning on sectarian Islamist platforms. Syria is promoting a couple of crypto-Ba'athist groups, while Turkey is investing in an openly ethnicist Turcoman outfit. Several oil-rich Gulf states are writing fat checks for a few Sunni fundamentalist groups...."
Sounds like they need campaign finance reform. Send in McCain!