They can destroy but not create. It is worth noting that the people who went into the streets of Cairo and Damascus calling for change were not shouting the slogans of Al Qaeda or supporting its agenda.
如果把反对恐怖主义当成负责任的政府在世界上的核心要务，这是错误的。恐怖主义仍是边缘角色，它们的吸引力终归是有限的。它们只破坏，不建设。值得注意的是，人们走上开罗和大马士革街头，呼喊的并不是基地组织的口号，也没有对它的纲领表示支持。