A) After being deformed by the United States, the former Iraqi army decided to fight against the Americans because they were the source of the problem.1) According to an article in the Washington Post titled Iraqis Think the US is in Cahoots with the Islamic State written by Liz Sly on December 1, states that it is widely believed among Iraqis that the US is still supporting the Islamic State so that they will have control over Iraq and its resources (Sly). the image of the United States was damaged, and the Iraqi people have felt anger and hatred towards the United States ever since. B) The United States subsequently established an interim government for Iraq1) According to an article published by CNN on March 31 entitled Operation Iraqi Freedom states that on June 28, 2004 the United States handed over sovereignty to the temporary Iraqi government, also it established by the United States (Operation Iraqi).2) Even though the war was technically over around 2008, the last American troops only left in December 2011 (Operation Iraqi).3) This must have been frustrating for the Iraqi people , they wanted to govern themselves, but the United States continued to micromanage everything Iraq was doing. Transition: The US Perspective is just one of many views of this