But the truly curious factor that might bring success to Bush is that those who have opposed or resented America’s presence in Iraq, such as the Iranian-backed Shi’a parties now also appear to want Bush’s new strategy to succeed. They are for it because they believe it will defang Moqtada al-Sadr, the rogue Shi’a cleric whose power has mushroomed over the past three years – to the point that he now dominates much of Baghdad and holds the allegiance of countless angry young Shi’a men.
但是真正可能给布什带来成功的奇怪因素是，那些先前反对或者仇恨美国在伊拉克存在的势力，例如由伊朗支持的什叶派派别现在似乎想要布什的新战略成功。它们支持这一新战略是因为它将剪除什叶派流氓教士阿萨德的羽翼。该人的势力在过去三年中膨胀到可以掌控巴格达大部分地区并且拥有无以计数的、愤怒的什叶派年轻人的效忠。