For Iraq, the complexities and contradictions of the war were even more pronounced. No one can visit Iraq and talk to Iraqis without coming away with the sense that ridding the world of Saddam Hussein was an important – even noble – accomplishment.
对伊拉克来说，战争的复杂性和矛盾性更加显著。访问伊拉克、与伊拉克人民对话者无不认为摆脱萨达姆·侯赛因是一个重要——甚至高尚——的成就。他的苛政堪称是20世纪暴虐之最。但是，在解放伊拉克的过程中，美国并没有质问暴君一开始是如何上台的，以及（因此引出的）推翻他的挑战又是哪些。