Both sides, he argues, expected and desired a short, contained conflict.

双方，他认为，预期和希望的短，中冲突。

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While the speech contained no surprises in terms of U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it did signal what many here see as a new attitude by the United States.

虽然这篇讲话在美国对以巴冲突的政策方面没有出人意料之处，但是，就像这个地区许多人看到的那样，他的讲话确实是一个迹象，显示了美国的新态度。

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While the speech contained no surprises in terms of U. S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it did signal what many here see as a new attitude by the United States.

虽然这篇讲话在美国对以巴冲突的政策方面没有出人意料之处，但是，就像这个地区许多人看到的那样，他的讲话确实是一个迹象，显示了美国的新态度。

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But it would be hard to keep any conflict with Iran contained and many think, apart from the actual rights and wrongs, it would bring huge uncertainty and destabilise the already shaky world economy.

BBC: Obama steers cautiously on Iran

That is aimed at meeting the high court's written conflict of interest standards, contained in a statement signed by Justice Scalia and six other justices who have spouses, children or other close relatives who are lawyers.

CNN: Justices Scalia, left and Thomas

But the nub of the transatlantic conflict over Iraq is a belief in much of Continental Europe that Saddam Hussein can be contained by diplomatic and economic measures, and that in any case replacing him is unlikely to improve matters.

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