The Washington Times, July 25, 2008(excerpts): The Victory in Iraq or the ” Strategic overwatch” will Effect on region: Increased internal trouble in Iran as Iranian people object to the corrupt mullocracy and to the lack of democracy in Iran; Iraqi-Turkish relations continue to strengthen; Iraq becomes more assertive in Middle East politics and economic affairs; more Shia Arab strife occurs in Lebanon (stoked by Iran) with the goal of distracting Iraqi Shias and-or “radicalizing” Iraqi foreign policy; Jordan re-emerges as a staunch ally of Iraq.