There is no such thing animal as an “Iraqi” - there is no “National” interests in that area - and no one trust the other tribe across the river....this is no more developed mentally or ideology sound than it was 1400 yrs ago. Take away the cars and cell phones - and it would look exactly like it did when Alexander the Great march through that part of the world.
I wrote a book that more main streamers ignored explaining all this - I guess it wasn’t dumbed down enough for their taste:
Amazon: Babylon’s Covert War - http://www.amazon.com/Babylons-Covert-War-Joseph-White-ebook/dp/B004LLII4E
Reminds me of Squadron Officer School lo these many moons: they stuck us with people we didn’t know and in whom we had no spiritual or emotional investment, and expect us to be an instant family. “Forced camaraderie” doesn’t create true loyalty.