To explain this difference in perspective, perhaps one should venture further into the past than the Iraq War and consider the divergence that already existed traditionally between the United Kingdom’s pragmatic approach to its imperial role and the French Empire’s missionary zeal. A duty to accumulate wealth catalyzed the former; a duty to civilize inspired the latter.
要想解释这种态度上的差异，可能要回到伊拉克战争之前，思考英国对其帝国地位的务实态度和法兰西帝国传道热情的传统区别。积累财富的目标驱动了前者，而后者则受到教化责任的推动。