Everyone who looks at Iraq sees a nation divided between Shia, Sunni, and Kurd communities. But an equally fundamental division – one that has contributed as much to the ongoing insurrection as sectarian strife and opposition to the American-led military occupation – is the widening gap between Iraq’s rich and poor.
所有观察伊拉克的人都会认为这个国家分化为什叶派、逊尼派和库尔德人派社区。但是，同样根本性的分化却发生在伊拉克的富人和穷人之间。这一分化造成的暴乱如同因种族矛盾以及反抗美军率领的军事占领所造成的一样巨大。