Employing a crude form of “realism,” which has traditionally viewed the state as the basic unit of political analysis, neo-conservatives portrayed al-Qaeda in terms of familiar enemies, namely fascism and communism, with backing from “rogue” states that must not be “appeased.” Thus, the “axis of evil” and the “pre-emptive strike.”
运用一种传统上把国家看成是政治分析的基本单位的生硬的“现实主义”，新保守主义者把基地组织描述为他们熟悉的敌人的形式，就是法西斯主义和共产主义，依靠的是绝对不能“姑息”的“流氓”国家的支持。于是，就有了“邪恶轴心”和“先发制人”的说法。