The presence of so many visible, aggressive Western security contractors has angered many Iraqis, who consider them a mercenary force that runs roughshod over people in their own country.

• 这些西方国家的保安人员人数众多、随处可见、横行霸道,他们的存在激怒了许多伊拉克人,他们被认为是在伊拉克本土上残酷欺压百姓的雇佣军。