This is part of the changing panorama that new world leaders will inherit in the Middle East – a region in which the United States has been deeply involved. After nearly a decade of draining military engagement, the US combat mission in Iraq concluded in 2010, and the combat mission in Afghanistan is set to end in 2014.
这是世界新领导人所要接手的中东变局的一部分——美国在这一地区早已泥足深陷。在经历了近十年的日渐疲软的军事干预后，美国在伊拉克的作战任务于2010年结束，在阿富汗的作战任务计划在2014年结束。