当然，如果美国预见到了失败，它就可能寻求把战争扩大到伊拉克境外来攻击伊朗。 这一政策让人回想起所谓的“余兴行动 ” ， 即六十年代末期美国在越南失利，引发尼克松总统下令攻击柬埔寨和老挝。
Of course, should the US see failure ahead, it could seek to broaden the war beyond Iraq’s borders by attacking Iran, a policy reminiscent of “Operation Sideshow,” when US failure in Vietnam in the late 1960’s enticed President Nixon into attacking Cambodia and Laos.