And political leaders have represented this to their people as so it were a humanitarian effort which it is But they have not made clear to the people that they are fighting a war, they are fighting a war because of threat to them as well.

政府人员说这是一个人道主义的策略,但是他们并没有说明他们在进行一场战争，因为阿富汗对他们有威胁。

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Once the poleis are in place, they will spend a great deal of time fighting each other.

一旦城邦在某地建立,他们就会花上很长一段时间相互争斗

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That could be an epigraph on this course, if you like, because in the end when this Civil War will finally come both sides will say over and over and over again that they are only fighting for liberty.

你愿意的话,也可以把这两个词记下来,因为在最后,当内战最终打响的时候,双方都会一遍又一遍地重申,他们只是为了自由而战

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