Al Qaeda, while not conquered, no longer appears to be the threat that loomed so large in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. But the price paid in getting to this point, in the US and elsewhere, has been enormous – and mostly avoidable.
基地组织仍然未被征服，但已经不再能如同9·11袭击时给美国造成如此大的威胁了。但美国和世界其他地区为达到这一点所付出的代价不可谓不巨，而且大部分是可以省下的。这样做所带来的后果将长期伴随我们。三思而后行，必有福焉。