In all of these cases, regional stability of sorts emerged after an American military withdrawal, albeit at the cost of a significant loss of life. America’s former adversaries either became preoccupied with consolidating or sharing power, suffered domestic defeat, or confronted neighboring states.
所有这些案例在美国撤军之后都出现了某种地区稳定，虽然是以损失大量生命为代价获得的。美国原来的敌人不是全力关注巩固或瓜分权力，遭受国内失败，就是对阵邻国。最后，美国的切身利益将会胜出。今日的证据表明，当美国离开美索不达米亚，让伊拉克人决定他们自己命运的时候，将会再现同样的模式。