Indeed, another reason for the war was America’s internal divisions over what it represents as a nation – its purpose and meaning to the rest of the world. The war did not resolve such questions.
事实上，伊拉克战争的另一个原因是美国内部就什么代表了一个国家——它的目的和对世界其他部分的意义——产生了分歧。伊拉克战争没有解决这些问题。相反，从某些方面看，伊拉克战争让美国的分歧进一步加大了。