With American influence at low ebb, the world is in danger of sliding into a vicious cycle of escalating violence. We can escape it only if we Americans repudiate the war on terror as a false metaphor.
随着美国影响力的衰退，世界正处于陷入暴力升级的恶性循环的危险境地。只有我们美国人批判反恐战争是一个错误的说法，我们才能避开这种恶性循环。