the Iraq War的意思|示意

And whether it was the run-up to the Iraq War or the revelation of secret programs, Americans often felt like part of the story had been unnecessarily withheld from them.

不论是伊拉克战争爆发的过程，还是各种秘密项目的曝光，都让美国人民屡屡感到他们受到了某些不必要的蒙蔽。

By the time of the Iraq war, the belief in the transformational USES of power had prevailed over the doubts about social engineering.

伊战爆发时，可以转变美国力量利用方式的观念盖过了对社会工程的顾虑。

Meanwhile, a formal inquiry into the Iraq war (the fifth by some counts) that began in July 2009 is continuing, headed by a retired Whitehall mandarin, Sir John Chilcot.

与此同时，由前白厅官员约翰·齐尔考特爵士领导的，对伊拉克战争的正式调查(法庭进行的第五次)开始于2009年7月，现在仍在继续。

The Iraq war stands apart as a watershed issue — a downward spiral that the public increasingly sees as a colossal waste of the nation's blood and treasure.

伊拉克战争是一个分水岭，一个向下的螺旋，让民众看到了越来越多的战士无辜流血和国家财富的巨大流失。

What really irks Americans who criticize Europe's alleged pacifism has been opposition to the Iraq war or refusal to make greater commitments for the war in Afghanistan.

真正使批评欧洲反战论的美国人不得其解的是，欧洲各国站出来反对伊拉克战争或拒绝在阿富汗战争中作出更大的承诺。

Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown says Americans have concluded the Iraq war was not worth the cost, but he adds that they remain divided on what to do next.

奎尼匹埃克大学的另一位民意调查员彼德.布朗说，美国民众认为，伊拉克战争得不偿失。 他补充说，他们只是对下一步如何走有分歧。