在与恐怖主义联系更为微弱的伊拉克，美国花费重大的军事努力去实现那些令人困惑且飘摇不定的目标，似乎它们根本就没有被明确表达过。
In Iraq, where the connection to terrorism was more dubious, the US mounted a major military effort with goals that were perplexing and shifting, insofar as they were ever clearly articulated at all.