Remember, for example, the false hopes raised at the end of 2003, when Saddam Hussein was at last plucked by American soldiers from his hiding hole in the outback.

• 例如，还记得在2003年底，当萨达姆侯赛因最终被美军士兵从其所隐蔽的伊拉克境内的洞穴中捕获时，对形势的错误估计。