instead of a quick victory, they end up with a quagmire akin to viet nam, where they have to keep putting in more and more energy just to maintain the status quo.
it「s a smile thrown across an abyss. the whole stinking civilized world lies like a quagmire at the bottom of the pit, and over it, like a mirage, hovers this wavering smile.
d」escoubleau, surprised one night at his cousin「s, the duchess de sourdis」, was drowned in a quagmire of the beautreillis sewer, in which he had taken refuge in order to escape from the duke.
jewish, persian, iranian and hellenistic thoughts apparently competed with one another in a quagmire of messianic fervor, banditry and zealous terrorism.
your simple behaviour may result in a quagmire of errors, mis-directed activity and utter frustration.
你一个简单的行为会导致你的工作陷入泥沼,工作方向被误导以及绝对的挫折感。
when mr obama was running for election, iraq looked like a quagmire and afghanistan seemed more winnable.
当奥巴马进行大选的时候,伊拉克看起来一团糟,而阿富汗却形式大好。
justin ruven of moveon. org, a left-leaning activist group that opposes both wars, says his members have 「growing misgivings about what feels like a quagmire in afghanistan」.