You don’t honestly want China or Indian ground forces in Iraq do you?
Good grief that would up the stakes incredibly.
We already have enough problems with old Russian influence in the area.
I was being facetious, as the U.S. is more than willing to expend it’s blood and loot it’s national treasure on every back water stinking country on the planet. Pretty much proved that over and over, and it’s got into one hell of a mess here at home and abroad.