Such were the justifications for a war that was to claim the lives of almost 5,000 US soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis. Add to that the millions more who were injured and displaced from their homes, as well as the destruction of one of the world’s oldest Christian communities.
这就是发动夺去近5,000名美军士兵和100,000多伊拉克人生命的战争的理由。这场战争还造成数百万人受伤和流离失所，并对世界最古老的基督教群体造成了毁灭性的破坏。仅美国在伊战中的花费就高达3万亿美元。