No people has control over its destiny when it is at war with its neighbours .
没有民族可以在和领国交战的情况下依然控制自己的命运。
It has been at war with one country or another for much of the past century .
在过去一个世纪的很多时间里，美国与一个又一个国家交战。
And even though iraq was then at war with iran there were no air patrols or active surface-to-air missile batteries .
尽管当时伊拉克与伊朗处于交战状态，但天上没有战机巡逻，地面也没有防空导弹在警戒。
Leaders of countries at war have long warned voters not to throw them out before the shooting stops .
战争期间的国家领导人早就提醒过选民，在枪击停止前不要把他们甩在一边。
If you are the paranoid dictator of a friendless state that is still technically at war with both south korea and the united states a nuclear arsenal is your ultimate insurance policy .
South korea which is still technically at war with the north after signing only an armistice to end the 1950-53 korean war and japan said the ballistic launch threatened regional security .