Complicating matters further, America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have limited its regional clout. The US now faces an unpredictable Middle East that is writing its own history as well – or as badly – as it can.
让局面更急复杂的事，美国的伊拉克和阿富汗战争限制了其地区实力。美国目前面对这一个不可预测的中东，后者正在尽力打造其自身历史上最好——或者最坏——的时代。