The United States-led invasion of Iraq put an end not only to Saddam Hussein’s rule, but also to Sunni-minority control, established by the British generations ago. The Shia majority, once unleashed, viewed US-backed democratic elections as a vehicle for imposing hegemonic control over the country.
美国所领导的入侵伊拉克不但结束了萨达姆·侯赛因的通知，也终结了好几十年前英国所建立的逊尼派少数群体掌权的体制。获得解放的什叶派多数群体把美国所支持的民主选举作为称霸全国的手段。