Initially, the US backed Maliki in order to keep the Sadrist bloc from gaining a share of power. However, that has now backfired, since the Sadrists are the only group other than Maliki’s coalition of Shia parties that supports him.
美国对伊拉克周边的阿拉伯国家施加了巨大的外交压力，以迫使它们接受马利基连任。但大部分努力都白费了。最初，美国支持马利基是为了阻止一部分权力落到萨德尔派手里。而如今看来，这无异于搬石头砸自己的脚，因为除了马利基自己的什叶派政党联盟之外，就只有萨德尔派支持马利基了。