共识规则解释了为何东盟没有在2001年9月11日美国遭遇恐怖袭击及随后美国领导的反恐战争中采取联合立场。
The consensus rule explains why ASEAN failed to present a united front after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, and in the subsequent US-led war on terror.