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There was only so much arguing the US could do without looking hypocritical.
但是只有些許言論認為美國不用看起來這么偽善也行
Yet Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev's mental ossification also caused the USSR's biggest foreign policy blunder — the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.
不過列昂尼德·伊里奇·勃列日涅夫的僵化也造成了蘇聯最大的外交政策錯誤，入侵并占領阿富汗
In 1904, Russia was faced with a war against Japan.
1904年，俄國面臨與日本的一場戰爭
Instead of working toward an agreement with Japan, certainly there was enough of Asia for both imperial empires,
但它并沒有努力與日本促成協議，當然對于兩個帝國來說都已經有足夠大的亞洲地盤了
Tsar Nicholas II listened to advisors who said a "splendid little victorious war" would bring Russia into line behind him.
沙皇尼古拉斯二世聽取了建議，認為來場漂亮的小勝仗將會讓俄國臣服于自己
What Nicholas II got was double dose of dire disaster: a stunning defeat by Japan followed by the Revolution of 1905.
但尼古拉斯二世得到的只是嚴重的災難：在與日本的戰爭中慘敗，隨后1905年又爆發革命
In December 1979, Russian history repeated itself.
1979年俄國的歷史重演
The Soviet Union got interested in Afghanistan in the late seventies for the usual Russian reasons. It was there.
蘇聯出于通常的原因，在70年代晚期對阿富汗產生了興趣
It was also directly south of the Soviet Union;
阿富汗就在蘇聯的正南邊
the USSR did not want to see a fundamentalist Islamic regime seize power, as had just happened in Iran.
蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟不想看到一個伊斯蘭原教旨主義政權獲得權力，這樣的事情已經在伊朗發生了
Besides, the military/industrial complex was in the mood for another splendid little victorious war.
此外，蘇聯的軍工綜合體也是時候再來打一場漂亮的小勝仗了
