Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s remark during a recent trip to Washington that he was more concerned about Turkey than Iran exposed the huge gulf between Iraq and the US, which now appears to have lost all significant political influence on Iraqi affairs. Indeed, in a disturbing development, the US decided not to play its last remaining card in dealing with al-Maliki: arms sales.
伊拉克总理马利基最近在访问华盛顿时说，比起伊朗，他更担心土耳其，这显示伊拉克和美国之间存在巨大的分歧，而美国现在已经在伊拉克事务上不再有重大的政治影响力了。事实上，由于进展不尽人意，美国已决定不动用对付马利基的底牌：军售。