| 摘 要： | The Iraq War is dragging into its fourth year amid spiraling violence. While peace remains elusive in Iraq, opinion polls in the United States have shown that support for the war is sagging. However, U.S. President George W. Bush has outwardly expressed his confidence on more than one occasion. "I'm optimistic we'll succeed. If not, I'd pull our troops out," he said at a recent press conference. As a matter of fact, the United States has reaped remarkable benefits from the war in spite of its appalling costs. This revelation comes from Tian Wenlin, an expert on Middle East issues with the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations. It is his belief that the greatest sufferers of the devastating war are the Iraqi people. His main ideas follow:
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