Original sentence: Because of the amount of American Military involvement in Iraq some have labeled Iraq as the 51st state.One argument in favor of this position is that it was American intervention that established the first freely-elected Iraqi parliament since the rise to power of Saddam Hussein.Similar observations are often made regarding Afghanistan, although U.This accusation also stems from the allegation that Iraqi security forces are incapable of operating effectively without U.This position is often forwarded by those who consider the Iraqi government to be a puppet of the U.activity is not as pronounced there, given the more extensively international nature of the peacekeeping forces there
Edited sentence: Because there is so much american military involvement in Iraq it has led americans and others to label Iraq as the 51st state.It is, sometimes, hard to argue as it was american intervention that established the first Iraqi parliment.Many consider the Iraqi government to be a puppet of the U.S and it's generally agreed that Iraqi parliment agrees with this statement.S is not as heavily involved here.This acuusition also stems from the fact Iraqi security forces are incapable of operating without U.This is also true in Afghanistan, although the U