[lemma=iraq] [□]
[lemma=iraq] [□=□]
[lemma=iraq] [□ & □]
At this time , Iraq 's acquired wealth from its oil revenues enabled the establishment of modernization programs and improved public services throughout the country . Success will also need a regional consensus that can persuade Iraq 's neighbors to close their borders to the flow of funds , arms and fighters , and , more importantly , to politically isolate the insurgency . They accused Iran and Syria , two of Iraq 's major immediate neighbors , of supporting armed insurgent groups against US occupation and the new US-installed Iraqi government , as well as supplying competing sectarian militias responsible for much of the bloodshed . That isolation left much of Iraq 's oil wealth untapped . Iraq 's second city , had risen against their oppressors were repeated for days , long after it became clear to those there that this was little more than wishful thinking . To resolve this outstanding issue the international group of experts at the TEM believes that additional efforts should be made to obtain Iraq s warhead production records .