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Here is a unique opportunity for Iraq to be THE MOST INFUENTIOL nation in the Middle East. Having American bases on Iraqi soil makes an attack on Iraq, an attack on The U.S. The opinion and influence of Iraq on U.S. foreign policy can not be under estimated. Israeli influence starts and stops with the continued existence of the Israeli nation. Iraq on the other hand, as a democracy, a Muslim nation, and a major oil producer, can make Saudi influence on American policy so diminished that maybe we can deal with their world wide support of Wahhabisim. The positive effect of having a Muslim nation actually denouncing and dealing with extremism in a positive way would make Iraq a major player on the world stage.