But the doctrine of preemptive war has been badly tarnished, and I remain hopeful that Congress and the American people have learned a painful lesson. Peace will not quickly be restored to Iraq, and it is hard to conceive of opening up a major new front, when America can hardly manage what it has already undertaken.
但是"先发制人"的战争战略已经失去了往日的光泽。我始终期望美国的国会和民众已经从中吸取了惨痛的教训。伊拉克不会很快恢复和平。很难想象美国在对付现有事务都应接不暇的情况下，再打开这样一条重要的新战线会是什么样子。