One failure is already clear: that of the neo-conservative dream of creating a military ally that could serve as a long-term base for American troops in the campaign to transform and democratize the Middle East. Three elections have produced some degree of legitimacy for the Shia-dominated Iraqi government, but without a sense of community and effective institutions, elections merely create a tyranny of the majority.
一个失败已经非常明显，即：创建一个军事联盟的新保守主义梦想，这一联盟曾被看作是美军对中东进行改造和民主化的长久基础。三次竞选为什叶派占主导地位的政府制造了某种程度上的合法性，但如果没有团队意识和有效机制，选举仅仅是产生出一个多数人进行统治的暴政。这可能比萨达姆•侯赛因的少数派暴政好一些，但仍然谈不上是现代民主。