Five Years Since Mission Accomplished五年以來，任務完成
It has been five years since the President declared victory in the battle for Iraq.它一直以來的五年，主席宣布的勝利，在爭奪伊拉克。 Since that day, more than 3,900 American troops have been killed – bringing the total to more than 4,000.從那天起，已有超過3900美國士兵被打死-使總數達到4 000多。 There are still 150,000 American troops in Iraq, just as in May 2003 – but the number of soldiers from other countries fighting alongside them has fallen by more than half, to just 9,800.目前仍有15.0萬美軍在伊拉克，正如在2003年5月-但士兵人數從其他國家並肩作戰，他們已下降了一半以上，僅9 800。 Under the strain of repeated deployments, two-thirds of Army brigades are rated “not combat ready.” The cost to the American economy has reached $1.3 trillion ($16,500 per family of four) and in the end will likely rise to $3 trillion ($35,000 per family of four).根據應變的反复部署，有三分之二的陸軍旅評為“不打擊做好了準備。 ”付出的代價，美國經濟已達到1.3萬億美元（一萬六千五美元每一家四口）及在年底可能會產生3萬億美元（三萬五千美元每一家四口） 。 Iraqi civilian casualties are in the hundreds of thousands, and four and a half million Iraqis have been forced from their homes.伊拉克平民傷亡是在數以十萬計，和四年半萬伊拉克人已被迫離開家園。 The Iraqi economy is stagnant with oil production and electricity below prewar levels.伊拉克的經濟是停滯不前，與石油生產和電力低於戰前水平。
The Military Commitment: No End in Sight 軍事承諾：看不到盡頭
“I believe that we can win an overwhelming victory in a very short period of time.” – John McCain, “我相信我們能夠贏得了壓倒性的勝利，在很短的時間內” -約翰麥凱恩， 9/29/02 9/29/02
“The idea that it’s going to be a long, long, long battle of some kind I think is belied by the fact of what happened in 1990. “ 的想法 ， 這將會是一個長期的，長期的 ， 長期的戰鬥某種我認為這是belied由事實發生了什麼，在1990年。 Five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that . 五天或五週或五個月，但它肯定是不打算在去年任何長於。 . 。 . 。 It won’t be a World War III.” - Donald Rumsfeld, 它不會成為第三次世界大戰“ -拉姆斯菲爾德， 11/15/02 11/15/02
“It’s hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam’s security forces and his army. “很難設想它會採取更多的力量，提供穩定的後薩達姆時代的伊拉克會比採取進行戰爭本身，並確保移交薩達姆的安全部隊和他的軍隊。 Hard to imagine.” - Paul Wolfowitz, 很難想像“ -保羅沃爾福威茨 3/27/03 3/27/03
The Iraq War has lasted longer than World War II. It has been 61 months since military operations in Iraq began. 伊拉克戰爭持續時間之長，比第二次世界大戰中，它有61個月以來在伊拉克的軍事行動開始。 As of May 1, 2008 American troops have been in Iraq for 1,870 days, 267 weeks.截至2008年5月1日，美軍已在伊拉克的一千八百七十○天， 267個星期。 World War II lasted 45 months.在第二次世界大戰，歷時45個月。
Five years in, American troop levels in Iraq are where they were when Bush declared “mission accomplished.” There were 150,000 American troops in Iraq in April 2003. 五年中，美國駐伊拉克軍隊的地方，他們時，布什宣布“任務完成”有15.0萬美軍在伊拉克於2003年4月。 Today there are 155,000 troops in Iraq.今天有15.5萬在伊拉克駐軍。 [Brookings Institution, [布魯金斯學會， 4/21/08 ]
Source: Brookings Institution [資料來源：布魯金斯學會[ 4/21/08] 4/21/08 ]
Costs are Rising成本上升
“Well, the Office of Management and Budget has come up come up with a number that’s something under $50 billion for the cost.” - Donald Rumsfeld, 1/19/03 “好，管理和預算辦公室出來想出了一個數字的東西下500億美元的成本。 ” -拉姆斯菲爾德， 1 /19/03
The direct cost of the war in Iraq is more than 10 times what the Bush Administration said it would be. Roughly $525 billion have been allocated to fight the war in Iraq, with no end in sight. 直接成本的伊拉克戰爭是10倍以上是什麼，布什政府表示，它將。大致五千二百五十億美元已撥出爭取在伊拉克戰爭，看不到盡頭。 Once the fiscal year 2008 funding process is complete, the cost will go above $600 billion.一旦在2008年財政年度的撥款過程完成後，成本將大大高於6000億美元。 [Brookings Institution, [布魯金斯學會， 3/10/08 ]
Even the White House’s most realistic analysis was far lower than the actual costs of the war. White House Economic Adviser Lawrence Lindsay’s aggressive pre-war estimate stated that the war would cost $100 billion to $200 billion. 甚至白宮的最現實的分析是遠遠低於實際成本的戰爭。白宮經濟顧問勞倫斯林賽的侵略戰前的估計指出，戰爭的費用1000億美元至200億元。 He was asked to resign.他被要求辭職。 [MSNBC, [ MSNBC的， 3/17/06 ]
The war has cost the overall economy $1.3 trillion ($16,500 per family of four) thus far and Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz estimates that it could rise to $3 trillion ($35,000 per family of four). The cost of war estimate from Stiglitz, unlike conventional estimates, calculates the value of losses in military readiness, increased recruitment costs, the cost of medical treatment for returning veterans, and other impacts on the economy. 戰爭的成本，對整體經濟的1.3萬億美元（一六五○○美元每個家庭的4 ）因此，到目前為止，和諾貝爾獎的經濟學家斯蒂格利茨估計，它可能上升到3萬億美元（三萬五千美元每一家四口） 。戰爭的代價估計，從斯蒂格利茨，不像常規的估計，計算出的價值損失，在軍事準備，增加招聘費用，醫療費用的待遇回國的退伍軍人，以及其他影響對經濟的影響。 [Congressional Joint Economic Committee, [美國國會聯合經濟委員會， 2/28/2008 2008年2月28日 ]
Violence Continues Unabated暴力繼續有增無減
“The level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline. “的活躍程度我們今天所看到的從軍事角度來看，我認為，顯然會下降。 I think they’re in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.” - Vice President Cheney, 我認為他們是在最後的陣痛，如果您會，叛亂分子。 “ -副總統切尼， 06/20/05 06/20/05
“Overall, I think a year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course.” - John McCain, “整體而言，我認為從現在起一年後，我們會作出了相當大的進展，如果我們逗留的過程中。 ” -約翰麥凱恩， 12/05 12月5日
Last year was the deadliest yet for American troops in Iraq. 901 Americans were killed in Iraq in 2007, the most of any year of the war. 去年是致命的，但美國在伊拉克駐軍。 901美國人在伊拉克喪生的2007年，大部分的任何一年的戰爭。 [ Iraq Coalition Casualty Count伊拉克聯軍傷亡計數 ]
While violence has dropped from its late 2006 peak, the 2008 level is still unacceptable and because of intra-Shi’a violence has risen to its highest level since August 2007. According to the Department of Defense, attacks have risen over the past few months, returning to mid-2005 levels of roughly 500 attacks per week. 同時，暴力衝突已下降，從2006年底的高峰， 2008年的水平仍然是不能接受的，因為內部的什葉派的暴力衝突已上升到以來的最高水平2007年8月。根據該署的防禦，攻擊上升在過去幾個月裡，回到2005年年中的水平大約500襲擊，每星期。 Meanwhile, according to Iraq’s interior, defense and health ministries, 923 civilians were killed in March 2008, making it the most violent month since August 2007.同時，根據伊拉克的內政，國防和衛生部， 923平民被炸死，在2008年3月，使它成為最為激烈的一個月，自2007年8月。 [DOD, [美國國防部， 3/7/08 . 。 Reuters,路透社報導， 4/1/08 .] 。 ]
Civilian casualties appear to be well over 200,000 – roughly one percent of Iraq’s population. The World Health Organization (WHO) concludes that 150,000 Iraqi civilians were killed between April 2003 and the summer of 2006. 平民傷亡，似乎要遠遠超過20.0萬-大約一％ ，伊拉克的人口。世界衛生組織（誰）得出結論認為， 1 5.0萬伊拉克平民被打死之間的2 003年4月和2 006年夏季。 Trend lines from other data suggest that today’s casualty figure is well over 200,000 people and more than one percent of Iraq’s total pre-war population.趨勢線從其他數據表明，今天的傷亡數字是遠遠超過二十萬人以上的一％ ，伊拉克的總戰前人口。 [New England Journal of Medicine, [新英格蘭醫學雜誌， 1/31/08 . 。 Financial Times,金融時報 1/10/2008 2008年1月10日 . 。 Brookings Institution,布魯金斯學會的， 4/21/08 ]
4.7 Million Iraqis have been forced from their homes. 2 million have fled the country. 4700000伊拉克人已被迫離開家園。二百萬已逃離該國。 2.7 million are displaced inside of Iraq. 270萬頃流離失所內的伊拉克。 [ UNHCR難民署 ]
Little Progress on Politics and Reconstruction進展甚微的政治和重建
“The bulk of the funds for Iraq’s reconstruction will come from Iraqis” – Donald Rumsfeld, “大部份的資金為伊拉克的重建將來自伊拉克人” -拉姆斯菲爾德， 10/03 10月3日
There has been little substantive political progress. “Iraq’s political transition remains stuck where it was in 2005, with no real advances on constitutional reform and worrisome unanswered questions on the implementation of three recently passed laws. 有沒有什麼實質性的政治進步 “的伊拉克的政治過渡仍然堅持它在2005年，沒有真正的進展，關於憲政改革和令人擔憂的懸而未決的問題，對執行三最近通過的法律。 The laws cited by supporters of keeping US troops in Iraq indefinitely as remarkable legislative achievements—de-Baathification reform, a provincial powers law, and an amnesty law for detainees—do not by themselves represent a major step forward.法律所列舉的支持者保持美軍在伊拉克無限期地作為立法成果顯著-德-清除復興黨改革，省的權力，法，大赦法被拘留-本身並不能代表向前邁進一大步。 As we know from the experience of our own country, the passage of legislation does not guarantee implementation.” [Center for American Progress,我們知道從經驗中我們自己的國家，通過立法並不能保證實施“ 。 [美國進步中心， 4/08 4 / 08 ]
Five years later, Iraqi oil production remains below prewar levels. Despite the assertion that Iraqi oil production would pay for the war, production is at 2.23 million barrels per day compared to 2.5 before the war. 五年之後，伊拉克石油生產仍低於戰前水平。儘管斷言，伊拉克石油生產將用於支付戰爭中，生產是在223.0萬桶，平均每天2.5相比，在戰爭之前。 [Brookings Institution, [布魯金斯學會， 4/21/08 ]
Baghdad is getting only 9.7 hours of electricity per day – a fraction of what it was getting before the war. Without a steady supply of power businesses have suffered. 巴格達日益只有9.7小時的電力，每天-一小部分，什麼是獲得戰爭之前，沒有穩定的電力供應企業蒙受。 The original goal was to increase nationwide electrical output to 6,000 megawatts per day by mid-2004.原來的目標是為了增加全國電力輸出至6000萬千瓦，每天由2004年年中。 Instead electricity is currently at 4,100.而不是電力目前正處於4100 。 “Last July and August, massive blackouts stretched across parts of Baghdad. “去年7月和8月，大規模停電拉伸全國部分巴格達。 This summer could be worse because drought has cut in half power generated by hydroelectric plants.今年夏天可能更壞，因為乾旱已減少了一半所產生的電力由水力發電廠。 Add war, attacks on transmission lines, antiquated equipment, overdue maintenance and local corruption or bureaucracy and reliable electricity remains out of reach for most Iraqis.” [Brookings Institution,新增的戰爭，攻擊的輸電線路，陳舊的設備，逾期未維修和地方腐敗或官僚主義和可靠的電力仍然是出於達到為大多數的伊拉克人“ 。 [布魯金斯學會， 4/21/08 . 。 USA Today,今日美國報， 4/27/08 ]
Iraq is experiencing a windfall in oil revenue, but Iraq’s leaders fail to spend on reconstruction. Special Inspector General for Iraq Stuart Bowen estimated that Iraqi oil revenues for 2007 would likely rise to about $60 billion, yet the Iraqi government has failed to draw on these soaring revenues for reconstruction. 伊拉克正經歷著一場意外，在石油收入，但伊拉克的領導人不花就重建。稽察特派員一般為伊拉克斯圖爾特鮑恩估計，伊拉克石油收入在2007年可能會增至約600億美元，但伊拉克政府已未能吸取對這些飆升的收入用於重建。 Meanwhile, the United States spent $8.6 billion on Iraq’s reconstruction in 2007.與此同時，美國花了86億美元對伊拉克的重建在2007年。 [AP, [美聯社報導， 3/11/08 . 。 NY Times,紐約時報， 1/16/08 . 。 Congressional Research Service,國會研究服務， 11/07/07 ]
Military Strain軍事應變
“As you know, you go to war with the Army you have. “如你所知，你到戰爭與軍隊的你有。 Not the Army you might want or wish to have at a later time.” – Donald Rumsfeld, 12/04/04 沒有軍隊，您可能需要或希望有在稍後的時間。 “ -拉姆斯菲爾德， 1 2/04/04
“I don’t think Americans are concerned if we’re there for 100 years or 1,000 years or 10,000 years.” – John McCain, “我不認為美國人擔心如果我們想要有百年或千年或萬年。 ” -約翰麥凱恩， 1/6/08 1/6/08
Army Chief of Staff: Iraq is hurting the Army’s ability to sustain itself and plan for future incidents around the world. Gen. 陸軍參謀總長：伊拉克是傷害了軍隊的能力，以維持本身和規劃未來的事件在世界各地。將軍 George Casey stated that “The cumulative effects of the last six-plus years at war have left our Army out of balance, consumed by the current fight and unable to do the things we know we need to do to properly sustain our all-volunteer force and restore our flexibility for an uncertain future.” [Reuters,凱西說： “累積效應在過去六年多來在戰爭中已離開我們的軍隊失去平衡，消耗了當前的鬥爭和無法做到的事情，我們知道我們需要做適當的維持我們的所有志願人員力量和恢復我們的靈活性，為不確定的未來。 “ [路透社報導， 2/26/08 ]
Iraq War poses “significant risk” to all-volunteer army. Vice Chief of the Army Gen. Cody said that the “heavy deployments are inflicting ‘incredible stress’ on soldiers and families and that they pose ‘a significant risk’ to the nation’s all-volunteer military. 伊拉克戰爭造成的“重大風險”所有-志願軍副總司令陸軍上將科迪說， “沉重的部署，造成了'令人難以置信的壓力'對士兵和家庭，他們構成'重大危險的'國家' s所有義工軍事。 ‘When the five-brigade surge went in, that took all the stroke out of the shock absorbers for the United States Army,’ Cody testified.當五-旅激增到在，即採取一切中風走出減震器為美國軍隊， '科迪作證。 ‘Our readiness is being consumed as fast as we build it. '我們願意正在消耗一樣快，我們建設。 Lengthy and repeated deployments with insufficient recovery time have placed incredible stress on our soldiers and our families, testing the resolve of our all-volunteer force like never before.’” [Washington Post,冗長的和反复的部署與不足，恢復時間都放在令人難以置信的壓力對我們的士兵和我們的家庭，測試解決我們的所有義工的力量一樣，以前從未“ 。 [華盛頓郵報， 4/2/08 . 。 NY Times,紐約時報， 4/6/08 ]
The US military is overstretched, understaffed and under-equipped. “It will take years for the Army and Marine Corps to recover from what some officials privately have called a “death spiral,” in which the ever more rapid pace of war-zone rotations has consumed 40 percent of their total gear, wearied troops and left no time to train to fight anything other than the insurgencies now at hand.” “The combat readiness of the total Army (active units, the National Guard, and the Army Reserve) is in tatters… The simple fact is that the United States currently does not have enough troops who are ready and available for potential contingency missions in places like Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, or anywhere else.” [Lawrence Korb, Testimony Before House Armed Services Committee, 美國軍方過度，人員不足，設備不足。 ： “這將需要數年時間，為陸軍和海軍陸戰隊，以收回從一些官員私下有被稱為”死亡螺旋“ ，在其中以往任何時候都更快速的步伐，戰爭區的輪換已消耗的40 ％ ，其總齒輪， wearied部隊和左沒有時間去的列車，爭取以外的任何叛亂，現在在手“ ， ”戰備總軍（活躍的單位，國民警衛隊和陸軍後備）是在破產…簡單的事實是，美國目前並沒有足夠的部隊誰願意和可供潛力應急任務的地方，像伊朗，北韓，巴基斯坦，或其他地方“ 。 [勞倫斯科布，證詞之前，眾議院軍事服務委員會， 7/27/07 . 。 Washington Post,華盛頓郵報， 3/19/07 ]
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