I think there's at least and I'm not going into any specifics but I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration But,because of the way General Odierno sees things going, that remains to be seen,".

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So, I'm inclined to think that the right position here is a kind of moderate one, a modest one.

所以，我倾向于认为,这个问题正确的观点是一种适中的，适中的观点。

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But even in those moments when I'm drawn towards valuable container theories, it's always the modest version.

但即便是在那些时刻,即便是在我赞同有价值容器理论时，我赞同的通常是保守价值的说法。

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I'm not especially modest.

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