Our guest on Quick to Politic this week is Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan, Ph.D. a Wayne State University professor of anthropology and near eastern studies who has been working with immigration attorneys across the United States as a country conditions expert, testifying in immigration court on behalf of respondents facing deportation to countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern states.  We explore Iraq specifically, the history of the Mideast, in terms of strategic interests to the united states. This discussion also includes developments in Iraq since the George W. Bush administration, how the US left the region destabilized leaving a void for ISIS, Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces & Iraq’s Iran-backed militias.     Follow Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan on social media: https://www.facebook.com/tareq.ramadan2/ https://www.instagram.com/tareq_ramadan/  https://www.ernestinelyons.com  Support the Quick to Politic Podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ernestine86  Follow me on Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/erniely/ https://www.facebook.com/elyonsmayweather