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Same problem if I try
```    iam_instance_profile=machine_role.name,```

Figured it out.  Not sure why I thought it was working before - I think I was confused.  But I needed.
```machine_profile = aws.iam.InstanceProfile("dockerbuilder-profile", role=machine_role.name)

...

    iam_instance_profile=machine_profile,```