One key factor is that, for the first time since the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, Arab Sunni leaders are backing a US military plan for that country. These Sunni leaders live in abject fear of the geopolitical earthquake that any disintegration of political authority in Baghdad would bring, believing that all-out civil war would invariably follow – a war that would not respect international borders.
其中一个关键因素是，自从美国和英国入侵伊拉克以来，阿拉伯逊尼派领导人第一次支持美国在伊拉克的军事计划。这些逊尼派领导人生活在悲惨的恐惧之中，担心巴格达政权的解体所会带来的地缘政治地震。他们相信，那将会不可避免地引发全面内战，而这一内战将不会尊重国际边界线。