That’s where I am with this at the moment.
Embassy is attacked by Iranian rebels a la “get out!”
We decapitate Iran’s anti-Iraq leadership operating in Iraq.
Iraqi parliament says (under duress and with lopsided voting due to boycott) “get out!”
So we ... get out?
Yeah there’s other reasons to leave, but bad context. “Here Iran, Iraq is yours. You win.”
Unless, as some speculate, it’s Trump calling Iraq parliament’s bluff: “ya want us out, we’ll leave.” “No, wait, we didn’t mean it! Come back!”
Though, oddly, handing Iraq over to Iran might be an interesting way to defuse Iran, a la a dog catching a car tire: “you wanted it, you have it - now waste all your resources governing & subjugating it.”
Thank you ctdonath2. More thoughts on the subject, and others may find them of interest.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3806016/posts?page=103#103