It was a big stretch, given the actual facts -- but Obama can't even take advantage of this same desperate expedient, since Congress has appropriated no funds for the Libyan war.
从事实看来这解释有点牵强或强词夺理。 但奥巴马的利比亚军事行动连这点狡辩的边都沾不上，因为国会没有拨款用于利比亚战争。
Little did he imagine what that "help" would entail: a long, grinding war in which Libyan fighters waged lethal battles along the coast while NATO bombers pummeled the country from above.
那时他还无法想象“出一份力”到底意味着什么：利比亚战士们沿着海岸线发起一场场致命的战斗，北约战机则在上空强力打击卡扎菲武装，这是一场漫长而代价沉重的战争。
The Libyan civil war may or may not be over—if Iraq is any indicator, it is far from over—but the cost of the war to the United States is sure to rise in any event.
利比亚内战可能结束了，也可能还没有——如果拿伊拉克作为指示器，显然利比亚内战远未结束——但对于美国来说，无论如何，这场战争的花费肯定要继续上升。
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