This war had to be fought fast and relatively bloodlessly.
这场战争必须速战速决,基本做到兵不血刃。
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Soon after the year began, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who had ruled Tunisia since 1987, and Hosni Mubarak, ruler of Egypt since 1981, were rapidly—and almost bloodlessly—forced out of power.