Ed ##hi : U.S. spent vast money and sweat on ousting Saddam Hussein , building Iraq ties . Al-Maliki 's comments at the White House , the trajectory of his government and the failure of the Obama administration to steer Iraq away from Iran raises these important questions for the United States : . He says when Nuri al - Maliki , President Obama met to formally end war , things were tense . He says Iraq still wants U.S. help aid but avoids its foreign policy aims , has ties to Iran . Husain : If we ca n't count on Iraq by now , how can it hold sway in other nations in region ?
Ed ##hi : U.S. spent vast money and sweat on ousting Saddam Hussein , building Iraq ties . He says when Nuri al - Maliki , President Obama met to formally end war , things were tense . He says Iraq still wants U.S. help aid but avoids its foreign policy aims , has ties to Iran . Husain : If we ca n't count on Iraq by now , how can it hold sway in other nations in region ?