However much one may favor multiethnic nation-states, once such a construction has failed, it is imperative to listen to popular sentiment. Viable units will emerge that are less than ideal but at least capable of creating legitimate government - meaning a government that is both effective and acceptable.
第一个条件是做好地区安排，这在"民族"社会中并非易事。波斯尼亚发生的一切说明了个中原委。可不管人们多想建立多民族国家，一旦这种建设失败，就不得不服从大众情绪的指引。能被多数人接受的组织会应运而生，虽然它们并不完美，却至少能产生合法的政府－这样的政府不仅有效，也能被大多数人所接受。如果以有悖原则为由摧毁刚刚涌现的伊拉克－库尔德联盟，而执意重建不复存在的大伊拉克，其结果将是灾难性的。