When weapons of mass destruction were not found, the US and its small (and dwindling) “coalition of the willing” conjured up a new rationale – the struggle for democracy. But if that were the objective, clearly a long list of countries should have been drawn up, and it is hardly certain that Iraq would have come out on top.
伊拉克战争以来的事情众所周知。当大规模杀伤性武器并没有发现时，美国和其微小（而且不断萎缩的）“自愿联盟”编造了新的理由，即为民主而战。但是，如果那是目的的话，应该有一个长长的国家名单，而伊拉克几乎很难位居首位。更换压制人民的独裁者将会在事实上大为扩大联合国的职责范围。我怀疑美国会对此予以支持。