In any case , they say , the same expeditionary forces would be needed in any crisis , whether in afghanistan or , say , to defend estonia .

它们说不管怎样，同样的远征军是任何一场危机都需要的，无论是在阿富汗还是，比如说，保卫爱沙尼亚。

Many post-communist states , and even norway , are nervous that the focus on " expeditionary " operations such as afghanistan has weakened mutual defence under article 5 of the nato charter .

许多后共产主义国家，还有挪威都甚是担心关注于远征性军事行动，例如对阿富汗的军事行动，已经消弱了北约章程第5条的联防能力。

Modern turkey 's defining event-the defeat of a greek expeditionary force dispatched with western backing-was also the starting-point of a ruthless reform effort whose declared aims included " fighting religion " and ending the theocratic backwardness of the ottomans .

现代土耳其的标志事件挫败了拥有西方后盾的希腊远征军，也是一场声称要“打倒宗教”和土耳其帝国落后的神权政治的残酷改革影响的起点。

Instead , they argue , britain should humbly focus on meeting the collective security obligations imposed by nato membership , limiting its expeditionary goals to humanitarian interventions approved by the united nations , rather like canada and some of the scandinavian countries .

相反，他们认为，英国政府应该低调一点，集中在北约成员国的集体安全防务责任，而限制其介入联合国批准的人道主义干预的远征行动，这有点像现今加拿大和北欧一些国家的做法。

A shortage of helicopters - the workhorses of a naval expeditionary force - makes it hard for the ships to operate with one another .

缺乏海军远征的主力--直升机，使它的船只相互之间很难协同作战。