Iraq is showing some positive signs of political and institutional recovery, but the omens for the future remain, in Obama’s own words, “messy.” The disintegration of an already fragmented country, the return of civil war, and the shadow of Iran’s power being cast over the Iraqi state are all plausible scenarios.
伊拉克出现了政治和体制恢复的积极迹象，但借用奥巴马自己的话说，未来的前景仍然“毫无头绪”。已经四分五裂的伊拉克继续分裂下去、内战战端重启、以及伊拉克被伊朗势力的阴影所笼罩都是可能出现的情况。