由于一个接一个地攻击穆斯林国家，美国及其盟友给世界造成了这样一种印象，即伊斯兰教本身是他们的敌人，从而无情地导致美国口口声声想要避免的“文明的冲突 ” 。
By attacking one Muslim country after another, the US and its allies have created the impression that Islam itself is the enemy, leading inexorably to the “clash of civilizations” that America says it wants to avoid.