Yeah, I think that's an oversimplification.
And the regional powers already have their eeeeeevil tentacles in Iraq.
That suggestion comes from (at least one member of) the Iraqi government: bring in the regional players Jordan, Saudi, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, and also the big international players, like Russia, France, China(?), etc.
The Iranians might actually start acting like the mature civilization they are, if they don't have to worry about an Iraq threat, for example. Maybe. "