After all, political reform movements in the Muslim world emerged long before the US-led “war on terror,” and reformists were not waiting for the EU to become stronger to press for change. These movements were not created in the US or Europe after September 11, 2001, and they will not wait for or depend on the US or the EU to act.
毕竟，伊斯兰世界的政治改革早在美国领导的“反恐战争”之前就已经显现，而且改革分子并没有等待欧盟来变得强大以推进变革。这些运动并不是2001年9月11日以后在美国或者欧洲产生的，而且他们不会等候、依赖美国或者欧盟来采取行动。但是，穆斯林温和派的成功则将取决于欧盟和美国如何应对要求改革的压力以及它们决定如何鼓励变革。