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      "summary": "Iraq\u2019s neighbors have influenced events in Iraq since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, and developments in Iraq have had political, economic, and security implications for Iraq\u2019s neighbors and the broader Middle East. Lower levels of violence in Iraq and the planned drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq are fueling consideration of Iraq\u2019s future and the current and potential policies by Iraq\u2019s neighbors. Policy makers and observers are now considering several potential \u201cIraq scenarios,\u201d ranging from the resolution of outstanding Iraqi political disputes and the successful consolidation of Iraq\u2019s government and security forces, to a competition among Iraq\u2019s neighbors for influence in Iraq or the return to widespread civil violence.\nMembers of the 111th Congress have sought to understand regional perspectives on Iraq and the potential nature and likelihood of regional policies toward Iraq as they have considered planned troop withdrawals, the future of U.S. policy, the implementation of U.S.-Iraq security agreements, and annual appropriations and authorization legislation. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq released in August 2007 assessed that \u201cIraq\u2019s neighbors will continue to focus on improving their leverage in Iraq in anticipation of a Coalition drawdown.\u201d The NIE identified Iranian assistance to armed groups and the \u201creluctance\u201d of Iraq\u2019s Sunni Arab neighbors to support the Iraqi government as particularly problematic. More recent U.S. government assessments continue to express these concerns.\nThis report provides information about the current perspectives and policies of Iraq\u2019s neighbors; analyzes potential regional responses to renewed violence and longer-term stabilization efforts; discusses shared concerns and U.S. long-term regional interests; and reviews U.S. policy options for responding to various contingencies. For more information on Iraq and regional perspectives, see CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, by Kenneth Katzman; CRS Report RS22079, The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq , by Kenneth Katzman; CRS Report RS22323, Iran\u2019s Activities and Influence in Iraq, by Kenneth Katzman; and CRS Report RL33533, Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations, by Christopher M. Blanchard.",
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