It's hard to remember, but there was actually a time in the summer of 2003, even after the U.S. invasion, where, apart from looting, civilians were relatively safe in Iraq.
这很难记起，是2003年夏天中的某个时间， 尽管在美国介入后， 伊拉克除了抢劫外，民众相对安全了许多。