There is no power – save a new violent dictatorship – that can bring Shi’a, Sunnis, and Kurds to live once again in one body politic. America’s chimerical dream of democratizing overnight a deeply divided society accustomed only to violence and coercion has unleashed a terrifying array of political demons.
除了一个新的暴力独裁者外，没有力量能够将什叶派、逊尼派以及库尔德人在一个国家中共存。伊拉克社会分歧严重，只习惯于暴力和高压政治。美国想在一夜之间将其民主化不过是白日做梦，并且释放了一长串可怕的政治恶魔。