Unfortunately, the American public accepted uncritically the war metaphor as the obvious response to 9/11. Indeed, even now, when it is widely admitted that the invasion of Iraq was a blunder, the â€œwar on terrorâ€ remains the frame into which American policy has to fit.
不幸的是，美国公众全盘接受了战争比喻是回应9/11事件的说法。实际上，即使到现在入侵伊拉克已经被广泛承认是一个错误的时候，“反恐战争”仍然是美国政策不得不适应的既定框架。大多数民主党政治人士因为担心被贴上防务不力的标签也对之赞成。