Ironically, the programs that Snowden revealed seem to have helped prevent massive new terrorism events, such as a bomb attack on the New York subways. If so, they may have prevented the implementation of more draconian anti-terrorist measures – thus enabling the current debate.
讽刺的是，斯诺登披露的项目似乎有助于防止新的大规模恐怖主义事件，比如纽约地铁炸弹袭击。果真如此的话，它们也许防止了更严格的反恐措施的实施——从而引起当前的争论。