The remark touched on concerns by Arab leaders that allowing the United States to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could threaten their own undemocratic regimes.

• 警告触动了阿拉伯国家领导人的敏感话题，允许美国剥夺伊拉克总统萨达姆-侯赛因的政权，将威胁到他们自身同样不民主的统治政权。