That choice matters as an example across Asia, because Pakistan has long been the traditional sanctuary of Al Qaeda and its Taliban cohorts, who hide in the inhospitable Pakistani-Afghani border region. These Islamic terrorists, with their global reach, could well tilt the balance from one extreme to the other in a number of countries.
这一选择将会作为整个亚洲的范例而具有重大作用，因为巴基斯坦长久以来一直是基地组织及其塔利班同夥的藏身之地。他们躲藏在巴基斯坦和阿富汗交界地带荒无人烟的地方。这些伊斯兰恐怖分子的势力遍布全世界，他们或许会在几个国家中完全打乱平衡。