NEW YORK – Earlier this month, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old US citizen of Middle Eastern descent, opened fire at two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing five. This act of local horror was also one of national significance, for it vindicated the late US diplomat and strategist George F. Kennan’s warning that American foreign policymakers should hold in check their urge to act, especially militarily.
纽约——本月早些时候，穆罕默德·优素福·阿齐兹，一位24岁的中东裔美国公民在田纳西州查塔怒加市的两座军事基地开火，造成5人死亡。这起地方性恐怖事件具有全国性意义，因为它证明已故美国外交官兼战略家乔治·凯南的警告是正确的，凯南警告美国外交决策者应该遏制自己的行为冲动，特别是在军事方面。凯南警告说人们或许永远不会知道报应什么时候会来，但它一定会来的。