如此一来，伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争将比越南战争消耗更多的美国财力（以实际美元算），尽管如此，美军牺牲人数无从企及当年的越战（伊战至今美军死亡人数达3，100，而越战达58，000）。

That would make them a greater swallower of American treasure than the Vietnam war (in real dollars), though nowhere near as costly to America in terms of blood (3,100 deaths so far, versus 58,000).

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“历史学家一回顾起2008年便记得这是现代历史上首次在不发生波斯湾战争的情况下闲置产能被消耗殆尽，OPEC未能遏制价格上涨，”麦克纳利如是说。

“Historians will look back on 2008 as the first time in modern memory that spare capacity ran out without a war in the Persian Gulf, and OPEC failed to cap prices,” says Mr McNally.

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“历史学家一回顾起2008年便记得这是现代历史上首次在不发生波斯湾战争的情况下闲置产能被消耗殆尽，OPEC未能遏制价格上涨，”麦克纳利如是说。

"Historians will look back on 2008 as the first time in modern memory that spare capacity ran out without a war in the Persian Gulf, and OPEC failed to cap prices," says Mr McNally.

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