Army War College National Security Studies professor Larry Goodson says the U.S.-Karzai relationship has been souring for some time, but that,in his opinion, the Obama team has not been able to formulate any alternative to Hamid Karzai.

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Peter, as Lindsey Hughes has argued, was highly suspicious of any alternative to state service, especially the monastic way of life, which I've already said.

正如林赛·休斯所说的那样,彼得对任何以其他方式服务国家的行为,都持怀疑态度,尤其是僧侣生活,这我在前面已经提到过了

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Or at least,it is clear what your alternatives are; it's not clear which alternative would be any better.

至少就算选择明确;,哪个选择比较好的标准却不明确。

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