But they are the actions we needed to take and it would be wrong to shrink back from something that puts us all at risk just because it is unpleasant.

但是，这是我们必须要采取的行动，我们并不能因为这会让人不愉快而退缩，把所有人都推到风险里面去。

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Deprived of American support, the Afghan forces may again shrink back from rural areas like Bar Adin Kheyl towards the road and towns.

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"I reject the belief that we should either shrink from the challenge of globalization or fall back on the same tired and failed approaches of the last eight years, " he said.

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