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Now and then,the splintering of Saddam-less Iraq would leave Iran(why not add:to be) the dominant gulf power,...
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The word left out would be more 'as' - it is understood in this phrase and is common.
Now and then,the splintering of Saddam-less Iraq would leave Iran as the dominant gulf power.
'To be' would not be appropriate, since it implies that Iran would be the dominant gulf power some time in the future. 'As' tells us that Iran would be the power as soon as Iraq was splintered and without Saddam.
Now and then,the splintering of Saddam-less Iraq would leave Iran as the dominant gulf power.
'To be' would not be appropriate, since it implies that Iran would be the dominant gulf power some time in the future. 'As' tells us that Iran would be the power as soon as Iraq was splintered and without Saddam.
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