The "Mess in Iraq" Meme

Who is this John Pilger and why isn't he being held at Guantanamo:

Now, I think the situation in Iraq is so dire that unless the United States is defeated there that we're likely to see an attack on Iran, we're likely to see an attack on North Korea and all the way down the road it could be even an attack on China within a decade

So his idea of a failure in Iraq is an American victory?