Then the Bush administration succumbed to hubris and made the colossal mistake of invading Iraq without broad international support. Iraq provided the symbols, civilian casualties, and recruiting ground that the jihadi extremists had sought in Afghanistan.
接着布什政府被傲慢自大冲昏了头脑，没有赢得国际社会的普遍支持就贸然入侵伊拉克。杰哈德极端分子在阿富汗未能得到的象征标志、平民伤亡和人员招募土壤，都在伊拉克战争中如愿以偿。伊拉克是布什送给奥萨马·本·拉登的一份厚礼。