But President Obama said fighting terrorism is as important now as when the Afghan war began in the days after the September, "Al-Qaida and its affiliates are small men on the wrong side of history."

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Thomas was born in 1878, so he was thirty-six when the war began.

托马斯于1878年出生，战争开始的时候他36岁。

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Thomas was born in 1878, so he was thirty-six when the war began.

托马斯于1878年出生，战争开始的时候他36岁。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选