对于西班牙人来说，它能够帮助表明他们在2004年突然从伊拉克撤军的合理性；而对土耳其人来说，这是他们作为伊斯兰和西方之间的重要桥梁寻求加入欧盟的另一个手段。
To the Spaniards, it helps to justify their abrupt withdrawal from Iraq in 2004; for the Turks, it is yet another vehicle in their struggle, as the vital bridge between Islam and the West, for admission into the European Union.