After the long and painful campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, I understand every impulse to stay clear of the turmoil, to watch but not to intervene, to ratchet up language but not to engage in the hard, even harsh business of changing reality on the ground. But we have to understand the consequences of wringing our hands instead of putting them to work.
在漫长而痛苦的伊拉克阿富汗行动后，我理解一切躲避动荡、冷眼旁观但拒绝亲身参与、在旁指手划脚却不愿插手改变现状的冲动。但我们必须明白捶胸顿足、而拒绝脚踏实地努力的后果。