E.G. The smallest country bordering Iraq is Kuwait.
Kuwait has a reinforced mechanized division for an army.
Kuwait out-numbers Iraq in Tanks, Artillery, ATGW, Air, Air Defense, Navy - in all categories except infantry, infantry weapons, and trucks.
Iran outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Turkey outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Syria outnumbers Iraq in all categories.
Jordan outnumbers Iraq in all categories except infantry.
Saudi outnumbers Iraq in all categories except infantry.
Iraq is in a dangerious area, their own military plans did not envision strategic independence until after 2020.
2012 was pure politics - ignoring military realities...
We outnumbered Iraq in pretty much every aspect too yet here we are and there we aren’t. The Iraqi fighters left in Iraq are all hard core combat veterans with the lessons of war fresh in their minds which means each of them is worth 3 or more regular soldiers. I think they could handle any single country that attempted to place boots on their soil.