For just a moment, try to imagine a world without Star Wars.

这一会，请想象一下没有《星球大战》的世界。

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But, in truth, neither George Bush nor his administration could spend money not appropriated by Congress or start wars or establish programs without Congressional approval.

但是，事实上，无论布什还是他的团队，既不能使用未经国会通过的拨款，也不能在没有国会批准的情况下，发动战争或者设立一些计划。

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Without nationalism, our deaths in the countless wars we constantly wage to defend our own nations against others defending their own nations against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.

没有国家主义，我们在无数战争中的死亡会显得太随意，几乎没有任何意义，因为我们不断发起战争的理由是：我们需要捍卫自己国家并反对那些捍卫他们自己国家的人。

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Britain is unlikely to be fighting major wars without its longstanding ally, so having jets that talk to each other is useful.

ECONOMIST: Combat jets

In wars without front lines, American generals tend to stay inside fortified bases, where they plan missions and brief political leaders via secure video teleconferences.

NEWYORKER: General Principles

Instead, the prevalent Russian theory is that the Chinese will follow the advice of their great military philosopher Sun Tsu, who said the best general wins wars without fighting a single battle.

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