伊拉克的

The overlapping wars-Sunni against American, Sunni against Shia and Shia against Shia-that harrowed Iraq after the invasion of 2003 have abated.

自从2003年美国入侵以来，一直困扰伊拉克的彼此交错的战争——逊尼派对抗美国，逊尼派对抗什叶派，什叶派内讧等等——现在都已经开始冷却。

Support for an invasion of Iraq—and Bush's approval rating—hovered around 60 percent.

由于支持对伊拉克的入侵，小布什的支持率升到60%。

Because of our failures in Iraq and our continual mishandling of foreign affairs, esteem has dropped significantly.

因为我们的失败，在伊拉克的连续失误外交部自尊已大幅下降。

An offer from America's ambassador in Baghdad to discuss ways of quelling the violence in Iraq was likewise spurned.

美国驻巴格达的大使提议就平息伊拉克的暴力之法展开商议，伊朗同样弃之如敝帚。

In the Middle East, a defiant Iran is stoking the insurgency in Iraq (and possibly also in Afghanistan).

在中东，目中无人的伊朗正在支持伊拉克的暴乱分子。

But the job in Iraq was about building a stable democracy as well as toppling a tyrant.

他忘记了自己在伊拉克的任务不只是推翻萨达姆政权，还要帮助其建立稳定的民主政治。

They offered differing assessments of the situation on the ground.

他们对伊拉克的地面局势做出了不同的评估。

The conversation involves two senior officers, a colonel and a brigadier general from Iraq's elite military unit, the Republican Guard.

对话双方是伊拉克的精锐部队&共和国卫队&中的两名高级军官，一名上校和一名准将。

The conversation involves two senior officers, a colonel and a brigadier general from Iraqs elite military unit, the Republican Guard.

对话双方是伊拉克的精锐部队&共和国卫队&中的两名高级军官，一名上校和一名准将。

President Barack Obama has ended his eight-day international trip with an unannounced visit to Iraq.

奥巴马已经结束了他并没有对外宣布的伊拉克的访问。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。