With the US on the way to achieving energy independence, there is a risk that America and its Western allies will consider the Middle East less strategically important. That belief is wishful thinking: a burning Middle East can destabilize the world in many ways.
美国正在迈向能源独立，有一种可能是美国及其西方盟友不再认为中东具有如此大的战略重要性。这种想法纯属臆断：战火纷飞的中东可能以多种方式动摇世界。