At best, the overthrow of Saddam removed a threatening dictator, and substituted a tyranny of the majority for the tyranny of a minority. But the price has been high in terms of Iraqi lives lost in sectarian fighting.
在伊拉克建立民主为时已晚。大而言之，推翻萨达姆清除了一个构成威胁的独裁者，而将少数人的暴政代之以多数人的暴政。但是就在教派间战斗中丧失的伊拉克人而言，代价却是巨大的。