After all, severe environmental conditions in much of the Middle East and North Africa’s Sahel region contribute to the sense of desperation that fuels Islamic extremism. Given this, arranging the attacks in such a way that could distract from efforts to ameliorate those conditions – while advancing the terrorists’ other goals, of course – would seem like a “winning” strategy.
当然无法排除这样的可能性。毕竟，中东大部分地区和北非萨赫勒地区恶劣的环境条件助长了伊斯兰极端主义的绝望感。有鉴于此，为干扰改善上述条件的努力而发起袭击——当然在推进恐怖分子其他目标的同时——可能被看作某种“致胜”的策略。