For almost five years, the â€œwar on terrorâ€ has proved to be a false metaphor that has led to counterproductive and self-defeating policies. A misleading figure of speech has been applied literally to unleash a real war on several fronts, including Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
几乎五年时间里，“反恐战争”已经成为了一个导致政策南辕北辙并且弄巧成拙的虚假比喻。一个误导性的修辞得到了一字不差地执行，引发了多个战线的真实战争，包括伊拉克、加沙、黎巴嫩、阿富汗和索马里。数以千计的无辜平民惨遭杀害，令全世界数百万人愤怒不已。