这是一场消耗战。

It was a war of attrition.

这场长期的消耗战耗尽了两国的力量。

The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.

在与政府的消耗战中，叛军已宣布停火。

The rebels have declared a cease-fire in their war of attrition against the government.

农夫们成为这场消耗战的被人利用的棋子。

Peasants were the pawns in this war of attrition.

我们必须牢记，就像伊拉克一样，阿富汗不是一场经典的消耗战——它是一场反游击战争，而且它不能仅仅依靠军事手段来取得胜利。

We must remember that Afghanistan, just as Iraq, is not a classic war of attrition—this is counter-insurgency, and it will not be won by military means alone.