- Did the Iraq war increase security for the US?难道伊拉克战争提高安全性的美国？
On 11 Sep 07 Senator John Warner (R-Va) asked Gen. David Petraeus whether the current strategy in Iraq “will make America safer.” Petraeus replied, “I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to achieve our objectives in Iraq.”在9月11日07年参议员约翰华纳（共和党弗吉尼亚州）问彼得雷乌斯是否目前在伊拉克的战略“将使美国更安全。 ”彼得雷乌斯答道： “我认为，这确实是最好的行动方针，以实现我们的目标伊拉克。 “
Warner repeated his unanswered question: “Does that make America safer?”华纳再次解答的问题： “请问，使美国更安全？ ”
Petraeus said, “I don’t know, actually.彼得雷乌斯说， “我不知道，实际上。 … I have not stepped back. ...我没有后退。 … I have tried to focus on what I think a commander is supposed to do, which is to determine the best recommendations to achieve the objectives of the policy for which his mission is desired.” ...我试图把重点放在我怎么想的一名指挥官是这样做，这就是确定最佳的建议，以实现这些目标的政策，他的使命是理想的。 “
Translation: I do not think so, but I am carrying out a policy that is not mine to the best of my ability.翻译：我不这么认为，但我在进行一项政策，不是我的最佳我的能力。
- Did the Iraq war cost a lot of money?难道伊拉克战争耗费了大量的钱财？
To date, the direct war costs are at $ 451,000,000,000 ($451 billion).迄今为止，直接战争费用是四千五百一亿美元（四千五百一十〇亿美元） 。 This does not include long-term costs, such as healthcare for injured veterans, etc. See NationalPriorities.org for more info.这还不包括长期费用，如医疗保健受伤的退伍军人等见NationalPriorities.org获取更多信息。
- Did the Iraq war kill a lot of innocent people?难道伊拉克战争杀死了许多无辜的人？
To date, the number of verifiable civilian Iraq casualties stands at around 75,000.迄今为止，一些核查伊拉克平民伤亡人数约为7.5万。 The count encompasses non-combatants killed by military or paramilitary action and the breakdown in civil security following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.伯爵包括非战斗死亡的军事或准军事行动和民间崩溃后的安全，美国在2003年入侵伊拉克。 See IraqBodyCount.org for more info.见IraqBodyCount.org获取更多信息。
- Does President Bush intend to hand the Iraq problem to his successor?美国总统布什是否打算在伊拉克的一方面问题，他的继任者？
No doubt.毫无疑问的。 The Iraq issue will be one of the main problems for President Bush’s successor, likely a Democrat.在伊拉克问题将是主要问题之一为布什总统的继任者，可能是民主党。
