In the former case, the transatlantic rift will deepen dramatically. Four, or even eight, more years of US policy à la Bush would inflict such damage on the substance of the transatlantic alliance as to threaten its very existence.
当然，谁赢得总统宝座也很重要：是一个会继续布什外交政策的候选人，还是一个准备重新开始的人。如果是前一种情况，欧美之间的裂隙会进一步加深。4年，甚至8年的“布什式”美国政策的继续会给跨大西洋联盟造成实质性的破坏，甚至危及其生存。