As long as Al Qaeda continues to plan terrorist attacks, the US cannot reasonably be required to forego opportunities to kill its leaders and others carrying out these attacks. But Obama did promise greater transparency, which is essential to any sound debate over the rights and wrongs of drone attacks, and to democratic control over how the US is waging its war against terrorism.
只要基地组织继续谋划恐怖袭击，就不可能要求美国放弃清除其领导人的机会和其他发动空袭的理由。但奥巴马确实承诺要增强透明度，而这是任何关于无人机空袭对错的争论的根本点，也是民主地控制美国发动反恐战争的根本点。美国政府拒绝向阿里贾比尔道歉，甚至拒绝解释哪里出了问题，这表明奥巴马的这一承诺并没有兑现。