The country's fixation on the war may delay a serious examination of domestic needs.

该国对这场战争的执迷不悟可能会令其推迟认真地审视国内需求。

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Question 16 from this year'sNEEP says, "In 2003, the US and its allies launched the Iraq war, whichhas caused a serious disaster for the Iraqi people.

来自研究生入学考试的第16道题说道，“在2003，美国和它的盟友发动了伊拉克战争，为伊拉克人民带来了深重的灾难。

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The infighting is some of the most serious since Hamas routed Fatah forces in the Gaza civil war a year ago.

这次内讧是自从哈马斯在一年前的内战中赶走加沙地带的法塔赫势力以来最严重的一次。

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After the war, Alaskans were more serious than ever about statehood.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

Another serious blow was the August 2008 five-day war with Russia over the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

It was the most serious clash on the border since the Lebanon War four years ago, when Israel battled the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

What they fail to take into account is that there is only a gradual shift to consider crimes against civilians as the most serious of war crimes.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Terrorism combatant brief

More would side with George Orwell that serious sport is war minus the shooting.

ECONOMIST: Lord Killanin

This combination of factors leaves us no choice but to get far more serious about this war than we have been to date.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gaffney testifies on financial warfare