As Iraq enters what appears to be a period of relative stability and recovery, more attention is being given to Iraq's international boundaries and ports of entry (POEs). Iraqi and Coalition Force (CF) security forces have been able to progressively improve Iraq's internal security environment and successfully counter Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), insurgents, and militia organizations in the urban centers and provinces. The success of the Iraqi Security Forces in halting the violence and maintaining a secure and stable environment is critical to the United States’ goal of drawing down its forces starting in 2009. The (1) presence and control of the CF under United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1790, (2) the separate Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq's northeast, and (3) occasional Turkish incursions into Kurdish regions, all contradict the notion of Iraqi statehood. Iraq's current situation and future, post U.S. occupation, is one replete with danger that threatens to undo all the gains made since the CF troop surge in 2007.