This translated analysis, titled "Iraq War File: Calculating Human, Financial, and Strategic Costs," is a deep and comprehensive analysis of the effects of U.S. intervention in Iraq, written by researchers from the American Enterprise Center.

The report aims to assess whether the intended benefits of the war justify the enormous costs, especially as the date of the military withdrawal approaches, noting that President Bush's early victory announcement in 2003 was premature and inaccurate, and was followed by a violent insurgency and an all-out sectarian civil war.

The analysis divides costs into three main axes: human costs (victims of both sides), financial costs (which include the costs of war and caring for veterans), and strategic costs that have backfired such as strengthening Iran’s power in the region and creating a fertile environment for terrorist training, as well as degrading the moral reputation of the United States.

The report also makes clear that the massive funding for reconstruction has not succeeded in restoring economic stability and basic indicators of life in Iraq to pre-war levels.