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.
Bashkimi Sovjetik u shemb, Iraku u mund dhe nje mjedis i ri u krijua ne rajon ne te cilin te dy ata ndjeheshin me te sigurte, por gjithashtu ishin lene tashme te pakontrolluar.