John Claeys, who is the author of a new book called Apocalypse 2012: The Ticking of the End Time Clock—What Does the Bible Say?, has a wonderful article about why the persecution of Christians in Iraq should make us concerned. Please take a moment to read the full article here.
Here's a snippett for you:
After a contentious eight-month struggle to form a new government in Iraq, Iran became the big winner, and the U.S. the big loser, as Iran-backed Nouri al-Maliki will remain the prime minister and U.S.-backed Ayad Allawi is out. In addition, al-Malaki will be able to deal by granting the presidency to a Kurd, Jalal Talabani, in order to make his coalition stronger.
This is not only an indication that the U.S. influence in Iraq (as well as in the Middle East as a whole) is waning, it also signifies that the persecution of Christians in Iraq will continue. In fact, the assault on believers there will likely increase under this leadership.
As of now, Iraqi Christians are being so severely persecuted that they may soon be non-existent. Or as the U.K. Telegraph put it, "fears are mounting that Christianity in Iraq is doomed to follow Judaism into oblivion."