Meanwhile, a vicious circle of no confidence threatens the Western alliance: if Italy, for instance, concludes that a weakened America will not last the course in Afghanistan, then it will commit even fewer troops to the already undermanned NATO force the
Meanwhile, a vicious circle of no confidence threatens the Western alliance: if Italy, for instance, concludes that a weakened America will not last the course in Afghanistan, then it will commit even fewer troops to the already undermanned NATO force the
与此同时，失去信心的恶性循环正在威胁着西方联盟：例如，若意大利认为美国没有能力把阿富汗“事业”进行下去的话，它对已经兵力不足的北约部队的支援就不会一如既往——这样反过来会使更多的美国人对阿富汗事业产生疑问。