It is a great shame that so many Europeans have steered clear of Iraq with a mixture of self-righteousness and anti-American Schadenfreude . Greater European input might have balanced the “hard power” of the US military machine with the “soft power” of Europe’s experience of diversity and of dealing with post-war situations.
这么多欧洲人由于自以为是和对美国幸灾乐祸而远远地避开伊拉克，这真是一种莫大的耻辱。如果欧洲能够更多地参与进来，他们就可以用“软性力量”来平衡美国军事机器的“硬性力量”，而这种软性力量来自他们的多样化及处理战后事务的丰富经验。