But their arguments did not carry the day. For the neo-conservative enterprise, 9/11 helped create a new context for linking the quest for American hegemony abroad with intense nationalism – and an even more intense assault on the welfare state – at home.
但是他们的争辩并没有占据上风。对应新保守主义事业来说，9.11事件为连接寻求建立美国在海外的霸权地位以及在国内强烈的民族主义，甚至对福利国家更强有力的攻击提供了一个新的借口。