The Shiite Islamic Republic of Iraq?

Has the American invasion and occupation of Iraq naively handed substantial portions of the country over to Iranian influence? At a ceremony ushering in a new regional parliament for Kurdistan, Peter Galbraith records the following:

Ann Bodine, the head of the American embassy office in Kirkuk, spoke at the ceremony, congratulating the newly minted parliamentarians, and affirming the US commitment to an Iraq that is, she said, "democratic, federal, pluralistic, and united." The phrase evidently did not apply in Erbil. In their oath, the parliamentarians were asked to swear loyalty to the unity of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Many pointedly dropped the "of Iraq."

The shortest speech was given by the head of the Iranian intelligence service in Erbil, a man known to the Kurds as Agha Panayi. Staring directly at Ms. Bodine, he said simply, "This is a great day. Throughout Iraq, the people we supported are in power." He did not add "Thank you, George Bush." The unstated was understood.

We've been following the fear of national fragementation in Iraq here and here and ugly occurences in Basra here and here.