Saddam Hussein would have been emboldened by our failure to act; every dictator would have been encouraged to follow his example; and the authority of this United Nations would have been gravely weakened.
萨达姆·侯赛因由于我们未能采取行动而本来会更加胆大妄为；每个独裁者本来会受到鼓励仿效他；联合国的权威本来会受到严重的削弱。