Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon President Barack Obama's new strategy for the conflict has not been given a chance to work.

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You should be bringing some of the things we talked about when discussing his work, into dialogue with and in conflict with some of the evidence you'll be finding in the text itself.

我们需要回想以前讨论,在上帝与别人的对话中,你可以发现前后矛盾的地方。

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No other work of which I am aware helps us better think through the conflict.

没有任何一本我所知的著作,更能让我们透过冲突来思考。

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