US-led invasion

Iraq could hold almost twice as much oil in its reserves as had been thought, according to the most comprehensive independent study of its resources since the US-led invasion in 2003.

一项研究显示，伊拉克的石油储量可能比原先的估计高出将近一倍。这是自2003年以美国为首的联军入侵该国以来，有关机构对其石油资源所进行的最全面的独立研究。

Last week he was criticised from Right and Left in Britain after he defended the US-led invasion against charges it paved the way for the current convulsions in Iraq.

就在上周，由于为美国领导的这一侵略行为辩护，否认那次战争是伊拉克目前乱局的肇因，他同时遭到了英国右翼和左翼的批评。

In 2003, when the oil market experienced its previous geopolitical supply shock during the US-led invasion of Iraq, Beijing was importing about a third of its oil from overseas.

上次国际石油市场遭遇地缘政治供应危机是在2003年，时值以美国为首的国家入侵伊拉克，当时中国消费的石油有三分之一左右来自进口。

The conditions illustrate the extreme political sensitivity of allowing western oil companies into Iraq, where many people believe the US-led invasion of 2003 was designed to seize control of the country's resources.

这些条件表明，允许西方石油企业进入伊拉克的政治敏感度极高。伊拉克许多人认为，2003年由美国领头对伊拉克的入侵，本意在于夺取对该国资源的控制权。

Ever since the US-led invasion of Iraq, opinion polls there have shown very high levels of anti-Americanism.

自美国领导的联军入侵伊拉克以来，那里的民调显示，反美情绪已十分高涨。

The British troops bombed Umm Qasr during the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and took over security. Reconstruction efforts started almost immediately, but sabotage has slowed the work.

英国部队2003年在美国主导的出兵伊拉克行动中轰炸了乌姆盖斯尔港，事后接手了几乎是立即开始的安全重建工作，但是各类破坏行动却阻碍了有关努力。

Before the US-led invasion her translation job earned double that amount.

在美军入侵之前，她靠做翻译赚的钱是现在的两倍。

Thomas Ricks, the author of" Fiasco", argues that "the US-led invasion was launched recklessly, with a flawed plan for war and a worse approach to occupation."

《惨败》一书的作者托马斯·里克斯指出“美国引导的侵略战争是鲁莽的，开始的计划就不完善，后来的军事占领行动引来了更多的麻烦。”

Yes, Saddam Hussein allegedly pillaged a billion dollars before the US-led invasion, but we all know what happened to him.

是的，据说萨达姆·侯赛因在美军入侵之前掠夺了10亿美元，但我们都知道了他的下场。

The field is one of the first to be offered to foreign investors since the 2003 US-led invasion.

该油田是自2003年美国领军入侵伊拉克以来、向外国投资者开放的首批油田之一。