You should know that Iraq is but a creation of the British empire. The borders in much of the middle east and Africa are drawn along colonial lines rather than along tribal lines because of European colonialism.

Anyway, you miss the point of being there. We went over there to fight an enemy, Saddam Hussien. We did that, mission accomplished. The Iraqis are fortunate that Bush & Blair wish to rebuild their country for them.

A big side benefit is that we are drawing alot of the Islamic terrorists into Iraq where they can be killed. Better that we fight the Islamic terrorists in the middle east than to fight them in Western countries.