Indeed, the Washington debate surrounding how to “fix Iraq” is irrelevant, because something that does not exist any longer – namely, Iraq as a functioning state – cannot be fixed. Under the guise of US-inspired constitutional arrangements, the Shia majority has succeeded in arrogating near-absolute power to itself.
所有这些对于我们应当习惯称作的“前伊拉克”而言都不是好兆头。实际上，美国围绕有关如何“解决伊拉克”的辩论无的放矢，因为有些东西根本就不复存在了，那就是作为一个得以运转的国家的伊拉克不复存在，也就无法治理。在美国主导的宪法条款安排的幌子下，多数派的什叶派成功地僭取近乎绝对的权力。