The events of the past few months are the consequences of shortsightedly seeking to impose one’s will while ignoring the interests of one’s partners. A shortlist of such faits accomplis would include NATO enlargement, the war in Yugoslavia (particularly Kosovo), missile-defense plans, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.
过去几个月发生的事件是短视地强加自己的意愿、忽略合作伙伴利益的前因的结果。这些前因至少包括北约东扩、南斯拉夫战争（特别是科索沃）、导弹防御计划、伊拉克、利比亚和叙利亚。它们导致癣疥之疾成为现在的心腹大患。