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In segments 29c: After the Cold War, we examine America's post-Cold War foreign activities, with particular emphasis on the Middle East
29段第三部分：冷戰后，我們來看一下美國冷戰后的外交行動，重點放在中東地區。
The US spent most of the 1980s watching its most hated enemy, the Shiite regime in Iran,
美國在80年代的大多數時候一直在看著它最討厭的敵人，伊朗的什葉派政權，
fighting to a bloody stalemate with the equally loathsome Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim
和同樣令人厭惡的伊拉克薩達姆·侯賽因政權遜尼派政權間的暴力僵持。
When the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union eased into his death spiral, American started celebrating the demise of the Cold War
柏林墻倒塌后，蘇聯緩緩地進入了自己的死亡旋渦，美國開始慶祝冷戰的終結。
They spoke of a "peace dividend" to be found in the money which had previously been spent in the Arms Race
之前很多錢都花在了軍備競賽上，現在省下的這筆錢被稱作是“和平紅利”。
But in 1990, Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait put an end to such talk
但在1990年，薩達姆·侯賽因入侵科威特結束了這樣的紅利。
Led by US President George H.W. Bush, the west and its Arab allies quickly retook Kuwait and at least apparently neutralized Iraq
當時美國總統喬治·赫伯特·沃克·布什帶領西方和阿拉伯同盟國迅速收復了科威特，而且顯然至少使伊拉克保持中立。
The US's later interventions in Somalia, Bosnia and Kosovo were not, sorry to say, anywhere near as successful as Operation Desert Storm
美國后來入侵了索馬里、波斯尼亞和科索沃都沒有。遺憾的是，都沒有“沙漠風暴”行動那么成功。
Segment 29d: In the wake of September 11th, briefly examines American and Russian experiences with organized terrorism
29段第四部分，9.11之后，人們簡單地回顧了美國和俄羅斯在應對有組織的恐怖主義的經歷。
