As the dominant power in the world, America has a unique responsibility to provide leadership in international cooperation. America cannot do whatever it wants, as the Iraqi debacle has demonstrated; but, at the same time, nothing much can be achieved in the way of international cooperation without US leadership, or at least active participation.
作为世界第一强国，美国在领导国际合作方面有着独一无二的责任。美国既不能像伊拉克灾难中那样为所欲为， 但与此同时，如果没有美国的领导，或至少是积极的参与，那么国际合作恐怕也很难取得什么成果。只有吸取了这些教训，才有可能实现布什提出的那些崇高的目标。