Many in the US like to think that this is a temporary state of affairs that will vanish with the election of a new president and Congress in 2008. But they are neither sufficiently aware of the damage done nor realistic enough about the chances of Bush’s potential successors – many of whom initially supported his adventurism – to revive the trust and respect their country once enjoyed.
美国国内的许多人一厢情愿地认为这个势态只是暂时的，在2008年新的总统和国会选举之后就会烟消云散。但他们要不是对已经造成的损害缺乏充分的认识，就是对布什潜在的继任者——这些人当初大多支持他的冒险主义——重获这个国家曾经享有的信任和尊重的机会认识不够清醒。