Kampen mod terrorismen forudsætter imidlertid et permanent beredskab. Sandsynligvis er det netop den manglende fokus på dette begreb og denne kendsgerning, der er skyld i de tragiske begivenheder, vi oplever i USA i dag.
However, the fight against terrorism presupposes a state of permanent mobilisation, and it is probably because we have rather lost sight of this idea and this obvious fact that we are now confronted with the tragic situation we see in the United States.