Indeed, some call for a more dramatic and open-ended escalation of our war effort — one that would commit us to a nation-building project of up to a decade.

的确，有些人要求我们的军事行动升级，增加强度而且不设定期限——让我们承诺以长达十年的时间投入该国的重建。

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In the case of an attack on Libya, a fourth war theater would be opened up in North Africa, with the risk of military escalation.

在对利比亚的攻击的情况下，第四战区将开辟了北非，随着军事升级的危险。

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Some experts see parallels between the Afghan strategy debate and the escalation of U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

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"So,we expect the escalation of the war for the coming 72 hours before fixing the ceasefire."

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Shinty's governing body has appealed for calm following the escalation of a war of words over plans for league reconstruction.

BBC: Shinty association appeals for calm in restructure row

It is an escalation of the war, and I hope that in this debate we get another factor discussed, which is Afghanistan.

NPR: Week in Washington: Change and Strategy

Instead, they are attempting to justify their short-to-middle-term escalation of the war there by placing it in the context of a longer struggle against al-Qaida and all forms of extremism.

NPR: Hiding the Implicit Timetable in Iraq