Making matters worse for ordinary Iraqis, public services have deteriorated to a dismal level, and unemployment is rising sharply, despite public expenditure in excess of $500 billion over the seven years of Maliki’s rule. Sectarianism and racism have become a regular feature of the political landscape.
尽管马利基执政七年间公共开支超过5，000亿美元，但失业率急剧上升、公共服务恶化到令人沮丧的程度令普通的伊拉克民众难以忍受。宗派主义和种族主义已成为司空见惯的政治现象。腐败现象比比皆是，巴格达现在被视为世界最糟糕的住处。