Another aspect of America’s domestic practice of liberal democracy that is currently being debated is how the US deals with the threat of terrorism. In the climate of extreme fear that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration engaged in tortured legal interpretations of international and domestic law that tarnished American democracy and diminished its soft power.
美国国内实践自由民主的另一个方面是当前饱受争议的美国应对恐怖主义威胁的方式。在2001年“9.11”恐怖袭击之后极度恐惧的大气候下，布什政府着手歪曲对国际和国内法的解释，并由此玷污了美国的民主，削弱了其软实力。