In Iraq, Europeans fully share the American objectives of preserving the country’s unity and achieving at least some modicum of democracy. At the same time, they believe that it is up to the US to remove the chaos it created, so they are reluctant to contribute to the task in a substantive way.
在伊拉克，欧洲人完全支持美国维护该国统一和至少实现一定程度民主的目标。同时，他们认为美国应该为其造成的混乱负责，所以不愿为实现这一目标做出实质性的贡献。在美国人看来，欧洲的态度未免有点鼠目寸光，但要使欧洲人改变这一点需要美国付出相当的努力。