Indeed, the partial withdrawal of the US implies that the end of the enforced stability of the old Middle East will not spare the Sykes-Picot borders. Developments in Syria and Iraq already suggest as much, and the future of Lebanon and Jordan has become increasingly uncertain.
事实上，美国的局部撤退意味着旧中东的强迫稳定的结束不会仅限于赛克斯-皮科边界。叙利亚和伊拉克的局面已经证明了这一点，黎巴嫩和约旦的未来也变得越来越不确定。