Both men emphasized the dirt and exhaustion of war, the illusions of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep.

两个人都强调战争的肮脏和疲惫，强调士兵们和平民们分享的对文明的幻想：咖啡、烟草、威士忌、住所和睡眠。

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Among the first casualties of the war with Iraq should be one of the most cherished illusions of recent American defense strategy the notion that the only certain means of preventing genocidal attacks against the American people is to ensure that the U.S. population remains utterly vulnerable to them.

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No one seemed to have any illusions about the truthfulness of the war news, and everyone tuned in to Lord Haw Haw broadcasting from Berlin, at least once in a while.

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