This profoundly discomfits those Arab allies of America such as Saudi Arabia, which aspires to lead Sunni Islam but is made to look feeble whenever it sits on the sidelines during an Arab-Israeli war. 它深深扰乱了美国的阿拉伯盟友如沙特的阵脚,沙特渴望能够统领逊尼派穆斯林,但在任何一次阿以战争中,他都显得孱弱无比,不堪重任。