It is all too easy to reduce the fight against terrorism to tightening the political screws, to a strengthening of Putin's power, to restricting the movement of people within the country. But none of these measures will frighten extremists in the Northern Caucasus or their al Qaeda allies.
将反恐斗争简化为拧紧政治螺丝，加强普京的权力和限制人们在国内的行动是件轻而易举的事。但这些举措中没有哪一项能够震慑北高加索的极端主义分子或他们的"基地"同盟。