In the past few months,as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, and in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations,has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The “redirection,” as some inside the White House have called the fresh strategy, and has brought the United States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and,in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian clash between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
Source: newyorker.com