如果他不在伊拉克及更广泛的问题上改变路线，他的总统生涯可能会为美国在中东数十年的霸权揭开序幕—从而损害其在该地区最亲密的盟友。
If he does not change course in Iraq and beyond, his presidency might draw the curtain on long decades of American hegemony in the Middle East – to the detriment of its closest allies in the region.