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Which war?

机译:哪一场战争?

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So which war is more important: Iraq or Afghanistan? Iraq has improved markedly, thanks in part to last year's surge of forces, while Afghanistan has worsened. Barack Obama says it is time to switch priorities: leave Iraq and focus on Afghanistan. For John McCain, "victory" in Iraq is essential.rnIraq is smaller than Afghanistan in terms of both size and population (and it is much richer too). Yet Iraq receives the lion's share of American resources. America has spent about $525 billion fighting in Iraq compared with $140 billion in Afghanistan. With the end of the surge, there are still 15 American combat brigades in Iraq and less than three in Afghanistan. Even counting the contributions of nato allies (of mixed military worth), there is no doubt that Afghanistan is neglected.rnTrue, the insurgency has been more intense in Iraq. More than 4,000 American soldiers have died there, compared with fewer than 600 in Afghanistan. But the equation is changing: since May more Americans have died in Afghanistan than in Iraq.
机译:那么哪个战争更重要:伊拉克还是阿富汗?伊拉克有了明显的改善,部分是由于去年的部队激增,而阿富汗却在恶化。巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)表示,现在是时候改变工作重点了:离开伊拉克,集中精力在阿富汗。对于约翰·麦凯恩(John McCain)来说,伊拉克的“胜利”至关重要。从规模和人口角度来看,伊拉克的规模都比阿富汗小(伊拉克也富裕得多)。然而,伊拉克获得了美国最大的资源份额。美国在伊拉克的战斗花费了约5,250亿美元,而阿富汗则为1,400亿美元。随着激增行动的结束,伊拉克仍然有15个美国作战旅,而阿富汗则只有不到3个。即使算上北约盟友的贡献(混合军事价值),毫无疑问,阿富汗也被忽略了。确实,伊拉克的叛乱活动更加激烈。那里有4000多名美国士兵死亡,而阿富汗只有600多人死亡。但是等式正在改变:自五月以来,在阿富汗死亡的美国人比在伊拉克死的美国人还多。

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    《The economist》 |2008年第8600期|xiii|共1页
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