wǒ / men / bù / néng / yīn / wèi / dān / xīn / wù / shāng / píng / mín / jiù / tóu / shǔ / jì / qì / ér / bù / cǎi / qǔ / xíng / dòng

我们不能因为担心误伤平民，就投鼠忌器而不采取行动。

We cannot refrain from acting out of fear of accidentally harming civilians.