Washington is suing for peace. When US forces invaded Afghanistan after the attacks of 9/11, Taliban leaders came up with a striking metaphor: the Americans have watches; we have time. Sure enough, the US, with all its might, has learnt, as the British did during the 19th century and the Russians more recently, that Afghanistan will not be pacified by foreign forces.
華盛頓正在求和。當美國軍隊在2001年9/11恐襲事件發生后入侵阿富汗時，塔利班(Taliban)領導人想出了一個驚人的比喻：美國人有手表；我們有時間。果然，美國在竭盡全力后明白了，阿富汗不會被外國勢力所平定，就像英國在19世紀以及俄羅斯后來領悟的那樣。
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