作为二战的功勋老兵，史蒂文斯法官很可能认为自己至少和布什政府司法部的官员们一样有资格预测高院裁决对美国军事效力的影响。
A decorated World War II veteran, Justice Stevens may well have thought that he was at least as qualified as the civilians in the Bush Justice Department to forecast the impact of the court's ruling on military efficiency.