Under all established norms and laws of war (and by most accounts under Islamic law,too) the deliberate targeting of civilians for no direct military purpose is just a crime.

在所有现行的战争法及相关规则之下，不带明确的军事目的而直接杀伤平民，这就是犯罪。

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Thee main purpose of history is to create a better world. History gives a warning to those who promote war, and inspiration to those who seek peace.

历史的主要目的是创造一个更加美好的世界。历史对那些力主战争的人给以警告，给予那些寻求和平的人以启示。

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“They came out of the war with purpose in their lives, and by age 40 most of them were doing well, ” he said, speaking of his study in a recent interview.

“他们怀着人生目标走出战场，到四十多岁的时候，大多数人过得都不错。” 他在最近关于调查的采访中说。

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He could not be sure of their support if he declared that the purpose of the war was to free the slaves.

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he tells us the purpose of the best regime the purpose of Aristotle's Republic is directed not to war but in fact to peace.

他告诉我们最佳政体的目的,亚里士多德眼中《理想国》的著作目的,并非战争,而是和平。

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The Iliad,which is about a war, immediately is a kind of an artificial society put together for the purpose of defeating the Trojans and taking their city.

伊利亚特 》,作为描述战争的史诗,直接就是一个集合的虚构社会,目的是为了击败特洛伊人并占有他们的城邦

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The main purpose of international laws of war is to punish the evil and protect the innocent.

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