The administration’s policy in Iraq is now strengthening Iran regionally at the expense of America’s Arab allies, undermining America’s own efforts to forge a Middle East peace, and weakening Iraq’s nascent democracy. It is difficult to imagine a worse set of outcomes for US national security interests in this vital region.
现在，政府当局所采取的伊拉克政策牺牲了美国阿拉伯盟友的利益，增强了伊朗在该区域的影响力，葬送了美国促进中东和平的努力，也削弱了伊拉克新生的民主。而由此导致美国国家利益在这一重要区域的损失，则更是难以估量。