09/20/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"Statement submitted by Senator Carl Levin"
"The U.S. military presence in Iraq was a source of recruitment for Iranian-backed extremist groups in Iraq."
"leaving Iraq on the terms dictated by its sovereign government will put to bed the very real perception that the United States invaded the country to transform it into its '51st state.'"
"Iraq's relationship with Iran is exceedingly complex and multifaceted."