On the rubble of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship, the Americans helped create in Iraq the first Shia-dominated Arab state, which may well become subservient to Iran’s regional ambitions – a calamity of historic dimensions for America’s Sunni allies. President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s recent state visit to Iraq conveyed to the Americans an unequivocal message: the prospects of the United States ever reaching a modicum of stability in Iraq have become dependent on Iran-aligned forces.