"He wants to have a thorough discussion with the president and the rest of the national security team about whether that does remain the best way to pursue our enemies in Afghanistan, and ultimately bring a level of peace and security there, so that it no longer poses a threat to us,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

So how can we say that " justice means helping friends and harming enemies," : Socrates asks, "when we may not even be sure " who our friends and our enemies really are?

所以我们如何能说,正义意指协助朋友并打击敌人“,苏格拉底提问，“尤其是当我们甚至无法确定,谁是真正的朋友及敌人？

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Why should citizens of one state, namely one's own have any moral priority over the citizens of another state when, again, we don't know them and we may well be mistaken in our assumption ? that they are enemies or friends?

为何一国的公民，即为何某人能拥有,凌驾其它城邦公民的道德优势,尤其是我们根本不了解他们,我们可能误将他们,错认为是敌人或朋友？

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"I think this will reverberate very loudly in the region, and you will see it perceived especially by our enemies, by the Taliban and al-Qaida, as an admission that America is losing its will and is not committed over the long term, and they will be able to convince their recruits to wait the U.S.out,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

We must not be enemies. Though emotion may have damaged them, it must not break our ties of love."

VOA: special.2009.07.30

"The only beneficiary of a delay in this bill are the enemies of our nation,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.12