I haven't listened to it yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if she was a Shia. Five years from now, Iraq will be a strong ally of Iran.
Here's some hope, though.
"The most senior British general in Iraq, Lt Gen Nick Houghton, told the BBC the elections give "growing confidence" that coalition forces can begin to withdraw in the "relatively near future, certainly during the first half of next year" if the conditions are right."........
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4530226.stm
I'll accept a happy enough Iraq for now, so that we can all get the bloody hell out of there.
The world knows how it will end up eventually, though.