I'm sure we can agree that the immediate consequences of collapse would be hideous: the breakdown of the systems that keep most of us alive; mass starvation; war.

我相信我们都同意大崩溃的直接后果将是可怕的：让我们大多数人存活的系统将倒塌；将有大规模饥荒；将爆发战争。

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He called for extra American troops in Iraq before it was fashionable, and warns war-weary listeners of the terrible consequences of premature withdrawal.

在这成为流行的意见之前，他已经呼吁在伊拉克增加额外兵力。 而且他警告厌倦战争的听众们不成熟撤退的可怕后果。

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He argues that such rivalry could lead to a pre-world War I situation with potentially devastating consequences for both nations and for the rest of the world.

他论述说，这样的对抗将导致第一次世界大战前的情况，对两个国家和世界其他国家带来潜在的破坏性的后果。

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"We must accept the consequences of the war, " argues Velislav.

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And I know that Israeli leaders also know all too well the costs and consequences of war, even as they recognize their obligation to defend their country.

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Although most Americans now think the war was a mistake, polls suggest that Mr McCain's determination to see it through may stand him in better stead with voters than Mr Obama's determination to pull out whatever the consequences, especially since the tide of war seems at last to have shifted firmly in America's favour.

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