"Historians will look back on 2008 as the first time in modern memory that spare capacity ran out without a war in the Persian Gulf, and OPEC failed to cap prices," says Mr McNally.

“历史学家一回顾起2008年便记得这是现代历史上首次在不发生波斯湾战争的情况下闲置产能被消耗殆尽，OPEC未能遏制价格上涨，”麦克纳利如是说。

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“Historians will look back on 2008 as the first time in modern memory that spare capacity ran out without a war in the Persian Gulf, and OPEC failed to cap prices,” says Mr McNally.

“历史学家一回顾起2008年便记得这是现代历史上首次在不发生波斯湾战争的情况下闲置产能被消耗殆尽，OPEC未能遏制价格上涨，”麦克纳利如是说。

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He signed up to serve his adopted nation for six years - first in Japan and the Philippines, then in the Persian Gulf during the first war with Iraq.

他与这个收留了他的国家签订合同为其服役已经有六年了，刚开始是在日本和菲律宾，在第一次伊拉克战争时期到了波斯湾。

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But since the first Persian Gulf War, the profile of the average military inmate has changed dramatically.

FORBES: Magazine Article

And it's also going to be a lot like the 1991 debate on the first Persian Gulf War resolution.

NPR: Congressional Debate over Iraq

It was also informed by the U.S. experience in the first Persian Gulf War when the U.S. deployed 500, 000 soldiers.

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