As the history of the 20th century shows, evidence of plunder that meets legal standards is hard to collect in the chaos of war, and against a background of even graver horrors.

20世纪的历史表明，战争期间局面混乱、而且可能发生更骇人听闻之事，故而难以搜集符合法律标准的劫掠证据。

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History is against them, and as proof, simply look at how well they get along, 65 years after a war almost tore the lands to pieces.

历史与他们相悖，光65年前一场战役将世界四分五裂，而65年后各国却和平相处了这一点就可以证明了。

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But however innovative the strategy, the bald truth is that this war has pitted the most powerful armed forces in history against a brittle dictatorship, whose army was crippled by sanctions.

ECONOMIST: Where did it all go right?

He also worries that the closeness of the balance of power in the Senate could delay things still further, particularly given the recent history of using the appointments process to wage a guerrilla war against the administration.

ECONOMIST: The transition

He appealed to moral vanity by saying that fighting a war against fanatic barbarians "with one hand tied behind your back" is being on "the better side of history, " even though innocent lives are put at risk.

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