In a way, then, the war in Iraq forms the strategic and military bridge between the old and the new Middle East. The US intervention has brought about four far-reaching changes in the region:
也就是说，伊拉克战争在一定程度上形成了新旧中东之间的战略和军事桥梁。美国的干预给该地区造成了四项长远的影响：