High above the unruffled Mesopotamian sands of southern Iraq,over the land where civilization dawned 8000 years ago,two American fighters circled like hawks in search of an elusive prey.

• 在伊拉克南部宁静的美索不达米亚沙漠这片年前文明初现曙光的土地上空，两架美国战斗机像老鹰搜寻躲藏的猎物一般盘旋着。