UTC  Things are not this simple There is much dispute over wheather the US succesfully installed a democracy since the new government is becoming more and more authoritarian candidates were banned from recent elections there have been fraud claims during all  elections and many human rights violations have taken place Also Iraqs status as a US ally leave alone major US ally is questionable due to the strong ties to Iran of many leading Shia and Kurdish figures and the growth increasing influence of Muqtada alSadrs political party Also the insurgency is far from quelled although its not as deadly as it was around  with at least  civilians  security forces killed this year it is still one of the most deadly insurgencies on earth    January