Irak: Bush har skabt et Iransk skygge-herredømme i Irak

Juan Cole (Professor of History at the University of Michigan) har skrevet en artikel om, hvilket politisk styre Bush har skabt i Irak. Stik imod hensigten har invasionen i Irak skabt et skygge-Iransk-præstestyre. Iran, som er på vej til at udvikle atomvåben, er dermed blevet styrket/fredet. "Bush has inadvertently strengthened Iran, giving it a new, religious Shiite ally in the Gulf region. The traditional Sunni powers in the region, such as the kings of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, are alarmed and annoyed that Bush has created a new “Shiite crescent.” Far from weakening or overthrowing the ayatollahs, Bush has ensconced and strengthened them. Indeed, by chasing after imaginary weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, he may have lost any real opportunity to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon should it decide to do so. The real winners of the Iraq war are the Shiites."  Han har sin egen blog: Informed Comment