True, Maliki’s nascent dictatorship is lighter than that of Saddam at his worst, and perhaps that is some progress. But what has been gained may be far outweighed by what has been lost: the hope that if Saddam and his tyranny could just be removed, decency, stability, and normalcy could be restored.
国际大赦组织最近发表一份报告，详细介绍伊拉克继续全面侵犯基本人权。万变不离其宗。的确，马利基的新生专政再差也与萨达姆不可同日而语，也许这就代表着某种进步。但我们的损失远远大于所取得的成就：我们曾希望萨达姆及其专政一旦被推翻，尊重、稳定和正常局势就可以恢复。归根结底，这才是2013年伊拉克真正的悲剧。