Only an historical illiterate would have assumed that the divided Iraqis were bound to thank their invading liberators and coalesce in democratic government.

• 只有不懂历史的人才会天真的认为，国破家亡的伊拉克人会对“解放”他们的入侵者感恩戴德，感谢他们带来了一个民主政府。