Iranian opposition forces would likely be the first victim of Western military action, and, elsewhere in the region, the Arab Spring would likely be submerged under a massive anti-Western wave of solidarity with Iran. The region would be pushed back into violence and terror, instead of continuing its transformation from the bottom up.
我们无法想象经历这么一场冲突之后的中东地区将是何种景象。伊朗反对派势力将首先成为西方军事行动的受害者，而在该地区的其他地方，“阿拉伯之春”也将被大规模声援伊朗的反西方浪潮所淹没。原本正在由下至上持续转型的中东将重新回复到暴力与恐怖状态中。这对世界经济的影响必然不小，更别提由此而生的人道主义灾难了。