Will it make future wars harder to fight? Probably. But there is no going back.

这会不会使以后的仗更难打，也许会，但这一切都将一去不复返。

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Eddie Rickenbacker, an American fighter pilot during the two world wars, speculated that the future commercial airliner would be capable of landing on land and water.

埃迪·里肯巴克是两次世界大战期间的一名美国战斗机飞行员，在他的构想中，未来的商业客机将具有在陆地和水中降落的能力。

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The proposals have delighted those who think America will fight irregular “small wars” for the foreseeable future, and horrified those who believe it must be ready to fight big conventional ones.

从该项议案可见，美国在可预见的未来将进行非常规的“局部战争”，而不是某些人一贯主张的——为洲际战争时刻准备。

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"Of course,you have the Palestinian-Israeli situation, plus the Saudi-Yemen problem, plus all kinds of bilateral issues, wars or bilateral conflicts, let us say,which could really lead into war in the future."

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However, that could change quickly as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps rethink what combat vehicles they need to buy for future wars.

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He warned that if anniversaries are not marked and ceremonies not planned, there may be nothing to shield us from the brutality of future wars.

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The founders believed that by allowing trade to flourish across the continent, the EU would foster deep political, commercial and social links, making future wars unthinkable.

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