The Soviet Union collapsed, Iraq was defeated, and a new environment was created in the region in which both of them felt more secure, but they were also now left unchecked.
Съветският съюз се срутил, Ирак бил победен и нова атмосфера се създала в региона, в който и двете страни се чувствали по-сигурни, но и в който останали без проверки.