· The democratization of Iraq has empowered the Shi’a majority, which in turn greatly strengthened Iran’s influence. Indeed, the war in Iraq has transformed the centuries-old Shi’a-Sunni conflict by infusing it with modern geopolitical significance and extending it to the entire region.
u 伊拉克的民主化使占大多数的什叶派穆斯林掌权，而这又极大强化了伊朗的影响。的确，伊拉克战争通过为其注入现代政治意义并将其延伸到整个地区，转变了数个世纪以来的什叶—逊尼派冲突。