广播电视英语短句 第 100 课：战争是否合理-2

During the most intense fighting, about 165,000 American soldiers served in Iraq. 在冲突最紧张的时候，驻守伊拉克的美国士兵大约有165,000 名。

About 4,400 of the soldiers died in the war. 大约有4.400名士兵在战斗中牺牲。

An estimated 100,000 Iraqis were killed. The effort has cost billions of dollars. 估计100.000名伊拉克人被杀。这场冲突花费了数十亿美元.

The war began in March of 2003. The United States led an international coalition against the government of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. 战争开始于2003年3月.美国领导了一个国际同盟来防御萨达姆领导的伊拉克政府。

At the time, the American president was George W. Bush. 当时的美国总统是布什。