The ethnic cleansing of many Baghdad neighborhoods in 2006 and 2007 was deplorable. But it made it difficult for Sunni insurgents to hide or blend in with the population, and deprived them of logistical and financial support.�It also provided a degree of safety and security for the Shiite-led government, which was largely the purpose of the well-organized campaign in the first place.
发生在2006至2007年间的种族清洗是可怕的，但它使逊尼派暴乱分子无法藏身也无法与其他居民杂居，也切断了他们的后勤和财政方面的来源。这也给什叶派领导的政府带来了安全和安定感，而这本来就是这场组织良好的行动的目的。