The two countries finally went to war as efforts to heal the rift have failed.

由于修补关系的议案失败，两国最终打仗收场。

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That rift was not just over the air war, but over the peace still to be secured.

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At the summit, the diplomatic rift caused by the US-led war in Iraq was expected to overshadow proceedings.

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The rift between the American and French governments over the Iraq war and the anti-French sentiment it generated ravaged sales of BPDR wines by an acknowledged 30% in the U.S. through May.

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