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The United States has several difficult choices when it comes to backing political leaders in Iraq. The current government, under Prime Minister Maliki, is being challenged, but a new leader must prove favorable towards the West, and the new, and potentially dangerous, regional player of Iran.

The United States and Iran rarely see each other as allies. However with new uprisings in Iraq threatening the Shiite led government, installed previously by the United States, both see a reason to work together. Photo: Associated Press