To be sure, even a decisive regional strategy by the US and its Western partners will not stop terrorism and violence in Iraq or, indeed, in the Middle East overnight. But it would be a decisive first step toward changing the regional balance of power that would enable the stabilization of Iraq and the region as a whole.
确切地说，即便是美国及其西方伙伴实施一项决定性的地区战略，也不会使伊拉克和整个中东的恐怖和暴力在一夜之间停止。但它会是改变该地区实力平衡的决定性的第一步。这种改变将会使伊拉克以至整个（中东）地区的稳定成为可能。只有这样，美国从伊拉克的撤军计划才会在可预见的未来成为现实。