Iraq remains the subject of visceral polemic 10 years after George W. Bush and Tony Blair launched their misbegotten and mendaciously sold war of choice to remove Saddam Hussein and, by their lights, reshape the Middle East. The invasion and occupation of Iraq unlocked forces with long-term consequences. Given the staggering obtuseness that marked the entire enterprise, one cannot be sure but one assumes few of them were intended by its Anglo-American artificers.
10年前,乔治•W•布什(George W. Bush)和托尼•布莱尔(Tony Blair)以虚假说词为依据,贸然发起了可打可不打的伊拉克战争,目的是推翻萨达姆•侯赛因(Saddam Hussein),而且按照他们的说法,还要重塑中东。10年后的今天,伊拉克依然引发激烈争论。入侵并占领伊拉克释放了具有长期后果的力量。鉴于整件事极其愚蠢,我们只能假设,目前局面并非英美设计者的初衷。