Although America and the West may have felt as if jihadist terrorism was declining in its ferocity, in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, no such feeling of false security ever took hold. Indeed, the question in this region is not whether the war on terror can be wound down, but whether Pakistan, which in many ways has become Islamic terrorism’s nexus, is doing all that it can to fight it.
虽然美国和西方国家曾经感到圣战恐怖主义的气焰有所下降，但这样的虚假安全感在阿富汗、巴基斯坦和印度却从未存在过。 事实上，该地区所面临的问题不是打击恐怖主义的战争能否歇口气，而是在许多方面已经成为伊斯兰恐怖主义联系纽带的巴基斯坦在打击恐怖主义方面是否正全力以赴。