Despite the weight of history in Afghanistan (the defeat of British and then Soviet forces) and the yearly deterioration in security, American commanders remain bullish that the war is "winnable".

尽管阿富汗的历史份量(先是击败了不列颠，然后打退了苏联军队)，尽管阿富汗安全逐年恶化的形势，美国指挥官们仍然把持乐观，觉得阿富汗战争“能赢”。

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The U.S. opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to world champion Italy, then was outclassed by South American champ Brazil in a 3-0 defeat.

美国在杯赛的首战就1-3负于世界冠军意大利队，接下来又被美洲霸主巴西队3-0完胜。

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Does it mark an astonishing American victory, snatched from the jaws of defeat?

是否标志着美国的巨大胜利，功败垂成？

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By the autumn of eighteen sixty-four, it appeared that the North would defeat the South in the American Civil War.

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The treaty was defeated. The defeat ended Wilson's dream of American membership in the League of Nations.

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France helped the American colonial armies defeat the British.

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Vladimir Putin has personally helped market new Russian spiraling and maneuvering missile reentry vehicle technology as breakthroughs that will allow attackers to defeat American missile defenses.

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Nourished on conspiracy theories, anti-Semitic and anti-American myths for more than a generation, the Arab and Muslim world believes that Israelis a satellite of the U.S. Whether they believe that Israelcontrols the United States or that Americacontrols Israel, the conspiracy-mongers who control Arab and Islamic political perceptions believe that an Israeli defeat is an American defeat.

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Not only was the conflict poorly executed by America and its local allies, but domestic support for the war effort collapsed, leading to a stark defeat of American strategy.

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