The U.S. treated Iraq as a sovereign government and did not interfere with al-Maliki 's decisions to use the Accountability and Justice Law ( PDF ) to marginalize and remove political rivals , to politicize the Iraqi Security Forces by replacing effective commanders with al-Maliki loyalists , and to renege on his promises to integrate the Sunni Awakening movement -- the so-called Sons of Iraq -- into the ministries and security forces . Writers : Iran , Russia aid to Iraq imperils U.S. call for al-Maliki to make Iraq government inclusive . Thus Al-Maliki is less likely to leave or to stop shunning Sunnis , they say . They say Iran helps al-Maliki return `` worst of the worst '' to key positions to oppress Sunnis . " Comment: The US has been supporting Sunni insurgents in Syria and Iraq since at least 2003 ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/world/middleeast/03syria.html?_r=0 Tehran will see reforms U.S. wants as limits on Iranian influence .
Writers : Iran , Russia aid to Iraq imperils U.S. call for al-Maliki to make Iraq government inclusive . Thus Al-Maliki is less likely to leave or to stop shunning Sunnis , they say . They say Iran helps al-Maliki return `` worst of the worst '' to key positions to oppress Sunnis . " Comment: The US has been supporting Sunni insurgents in Syria and Iraq since at least 2003 ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/world/middleeast/03syria.html?_r=0 Tehran will see reforms U.S. wants as limits on Iranian influence .