It is clear that when we are at war, we must work to collapse the timeline that it takes to get weapon systems and equipment to our soldiers - from months to weeks and from days to hours.

很显然当我们遭遇战争时，我们必须争分夺秒地为我们的战士提供武器系统和装备——平常需要几个月的时间要压缩到几个星期，平常需要几天的时间要压缩到几个小时。

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After the timeline was completed, the students were arranged in groups, and each group did a critical analysis of primary-source material, focusing on the efforts each side made to avoid the war.

经过时间完成了，学生们被安排在组，每组做了批判性分析的主要源材料，着眼于努力，每一方，以避免战争。

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Again, there are those who argued against a timeline for ending this war -- or against talking about it publicly.

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Like the distinction between the Democrats and the Republicans and the White House and Congress seems to be, okay, we'll fund the war, we'll support the troops, we want success, but there can't be a timeline.

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