That may be true of the war against Al Qaeda; it is less obviously correct with regard to the Taliban. Obnoxious as their rule over Afghanistan was, the Taliban did not attack America, and Bush’s war against it was not a war of last resort.
对于反基地组织战争，或许正是如此；但对于塔利班可能并非如此。塔利班在阿富汗扮演了极不光彩的角色，但塔利班并没有袭击美国，布什针对塔利班的战争也不是最后手段。