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sregime(政权),Hezbollah(真主党)andIranononesideandalQaeda-styleIslamicradicals(激进分子)ontheotherisafightinwhichtheUnitedStateshasnodog.
HurtingtheAssadregimeinevitablymeanshelpingtherebels.True,someoftherebelsarenicerthanotherrebels.It'
salsotruethatthenasty(肮脏的)rebelsarethefaction(派系斗争)likeliertodominate(控制)iftheAssadregimefalls.
InJune,thenastyrebelsandthenicerrebelscametoviolenceovercontrolofstrategic(战略的)checkpoints(检查站)innorthernSyria.The
conflictended
withthenastyrebelsassassinating(暗杀)oneofthetopleadersofthenicerrebelsandconsolidatingcontroloverthedisputedterritory.
SomuchofthedebateaboutSyriaisadebateabout"
how"
?
Weareinrealdangerofskippingoverthemoreimportantquestions:
"
Why?
"
and"
Forwhosebenefit?
2.Whatcomesnext?
Atwo-daybarrage(密集攻击)ofcruisemissileswillnottip(颠覆,倾斜)thebalanceoftheSyriancivilwaragainsttheAssadregime.Ittooksevenmonthsofbombingplussubstantial(实质的)militaryassistancetoLibyanrebels
totopple(推翻)MoammarGadhafi'
sfriendlessregime.
Al-Assadhasatightergrip(掌握)onpowerandmoreinternationalallies.
Odds(希望,可能性)arethataftertheboom-boomceases,thecivilwarwillresume(重新开始).Syriangovernmentforceswilllikelycontinuetocommitatrocities(暴行)(althoughmaybenexttimebysomemeansotherthanpoisongas).Therebelswillverylikelycontinuetolose.
TheworldwillhavewatchedtheAssadregimeshakeoffanAmericanpunch(打击)--andallthequestionswefacetodayaboutU.S."
credibility"
willrevive(恢复)inmoreintenseform.
TheUnitedStatesiscontemplating(周密考虑)cruisemissilestrikestodayinlargepartbecauseofthefailureofpriorinterventionsonbehalfoftherebels:
firstfoodandmedicalaid,thencommunicationsdevicesandotherbattlefieldsupport,thensmallarms.Ifthisinterventionfailstoforceal-Assadtoquit,thenextinterventionwillhavetobebiggeragain.
3.Whatwillitcost?
ASyriacampaign(参战)isbeingadvertisedascomparativelycheapinmoneyandAmericanlives.We'
repromised"
nobootsontheground."
Butthere'
sanothercostindangerofbeingoverlooked(忽略):
theopportunitycost.
Thepresident,thesecretaryofstate,thesecretaryofdefenseandothertopofficialshaveonlysomuchtimeandenergy.IftheycommittoresolvingtheSyriancivilwar,inevitablytheygivesecondshrift(悔悟),orthirdshrift,orworsetomanyotherconcernsofarguably(可论证的,可争辩的)greaterimportancetotheregionandtheworld.
Egypt,forexample,seemstobeheadingtowardthesamecivilstrife(冲突)asSyria.Whoisdevelopingtheplanforhelpingtopreventthatoutcome(结果)?
Howmuchhigh-levelsupportandattentionaretheygetting?
4.Isthereanotherway?
ObamaadministrationofficialsargueastrikeagainstSyriawilldeter(威慑)Iran.ButfiringcruisemissilesatarmyfacilitiesinSyriaseemsaveryroundabout(间接的)methodofstoppinganuclearprograminIran.SomemayhopethattheUnitedStatesisdrawingIranintoaprotracted(拖延的)expensiveproxy(代理人)war.ButtheUnitedStatesalreadyhastwoanti-Iranproxywars
ininventory,AfghanistanandIraq,andneitherhasgonewell.
What
has
gonewell,bycontrast,istheU.S.campaignofeconomicpressureonIran.Whowouldhavedaredpredict(预言)in2002thatIranwouldstilllackanuclearweapon11yearslaterandwithoutaU.S.militaryattack?
Yetsoithashappened.
Thereisalessoncontainedinthatsuccess,anditis:
priorities(优先),people."
IfyouwanttodealwithIran,dealwithIran.AndifyouwantnottobedrawnallthewayintoaSyriancivilwarbetweenfactionsnoneofthemfriendlytotheUnitedStates,thenthebestwaytoavoidbeingdrawnis:
don'
ttakethefirststep.Andif
youhavealreadyinadvisedly(欠考虑的)takenthefirststep,atleastbeware(当心,提防)thesecond,thirdandfourth.
2、Obama:
'
Breakthrough'
(突破,重大进展)ispossibleonSyria
Washington(CNN)
--Russia'
sproposalforSyriatosurrender(放弃,交出)itschemicalweaponstointernationalcontrolwasa"
potentiallypositivedevelopment,"
butcouldbeastall(拖延)tactic(策略),PresidentBarackObamatoldCNNonMonday.
We'
regoingtorunthistoground,"
ObamasaidinaninterviewwithCNN'
sWolfBlitzer,addingthattheUnitedStateswillworkwithSyrianally(同盟国)Russiaandtheinternationalcommunity"
toseeifwecanarriveatsomethingthatisenforceable(可实施的)andserious."
A'
breakthrough'
onthehorizon(几乎肯定会很快发生的)?
ObamasaidthenewproposalthatemergedMondayfromRussiaresultedfromhisthreattoattackSyriaforviolating(违反)aninternationalbanonusingchemicalweapons,ashisadministration(政府)contends(声称)occurredonAugust21insuburbanDamascus(大马士革).
HeandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinspokeabouttheSyrianchemicalweaponsandtheU.S.pushforamilitaryresponseatlastweek'
sG20summitinSt.Petersburg,ObamatoldBlitzer.
Wehavenotseenthesekindsofgestures(举止,动作)upuntilnow,"
thepresidentsaid."
ThefactthattheU.S.administrationandIhavesaidweareseriousaboutthis,Ithink,hasprompted(促进)someinterestingconversations."
TheRussianproposalcouldleadtoa"
breakthrough,"
butwouldrequirefollow-upwhilemaintainingpressureonSyriaandRussiabycontinuinghispushforCongresstoauthorizeamilitaryattack,Obamasaid.
Inanapparent(显而易见的)responsetosomelawmakerswhohavequestionedU.S.interestsinapotentialmilitarystrike,ObamasaidSyria'
schemicalweapons"
pose(造成)asignificantthreattoallnationsandtotheUnitedStates,inparticular."
That'
swhy98percentofhumanity(人类,人性)havesaidwedon'
tusethese.Thatprotectsourtroops,anditprotectschildrenliketheonesthatwesawinthosevideosinsideofSyria,"
thepresidentsaid,referringtovideofootage(镜头)thatshowedpeoplewrithing(痛苦)neardeath.
TheU.S.governmentsaysmorethan1,400peoplediedintheattack.
Obamawillmakeatelevisedaddress(电视演讲)fromtheWhiteHouseonTuesdaynightaspartoftheadministration'
soffensive(进攻)tobuildsupportformilitaryactioninSyria.HisinterviewwithCNNwasoneofsixtelevisioninterviewsonMondayinhisefforttoreachthepublicdirectly.
Ifwecanaccomplishthislimitedgoalwithouttakingmilitaryaction,thatwouldbemypreference,"
Obamasaid."
Ontheotherhand,ifwedon'
tmaintainandmoveforwardwithoutacrediblethreatofmilitarypressure,Idon'
tthinkwe'
llactuallygetthekindofagreementI'
dliketosee."
ObamatoldABCthattherewasnotimelimitforanagreement.
SyriawelcomedRussia'
sproposalMonday,paving(为…铺平道路)thewayforapossiblediplomatic(外交的)solutiontothecrisisthatcomesamid(处于…环境中)Syria'
stwo-yearcivilwarthathaskilledmorethan100,000people,accordingtoU.N.estimates.
ObamaacknowledgedthatanagreementontheRussianproposalmaynotsolveSyria'
sunderlying(潜在的)civilwar,"
butitdoessolvetheproblemthatI'
mtryingtofocusonrightnow,whichismakingsurethatyoudon'
thaveover400childrengassedindiscriminately(不加选择的)bythesechemicalweapons."
WhenaskedbyPBSaboutSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad'
sclaimthattheU.S.islyingabouthisuseofchemicalweapons,ObamasaidtherecanbenodiplomaticsolutioniftheSyrianpresidentkeepsmakestatementsthatare"
untrue."
Ithinkthatifwecancomeupwith(想出)amechanism(机制)togettheseundercontrol,verify(证明)andenforce(实施)thattheyarenotbeingused,thenweshoulddoeverythingwecantopursue(进行)that,"
But...that'
snotgoingtohappenifAssadthinksthathecanliehiswaythroughthisandeventuallytheworldforgetstheimagesofthosechildrenwhoweregassed."
Al-Assad'
smilitary
lackscapability,Obamasaid
Obamaalsosought(试图)totamp(封堵)downthespecter(恐惧)ofathreatfromAssadfortheUnitedStatesto"
expecteveryaction"
inretaliation(报复)forpotentialmilitarystrikesinSyria.
Mr.Assaddoesn'
thavealotofcapability.Hehascapabilityrelativetochildren,hehascapabilityrelativetoanoppositionthatisstillgettingitselforganizedandarenotprofessionaltrainedfighters,"
Hedoesn'
thaveacrediblemeanstothreatentheUnitedStates."
However,ObamasaiditwaspossibleforIranandHezbollahtolaunch"
asymmetrical(不对称的)strikes,"
butdismissedthemasnothingmorethan"
thekindsofthreatsthatwearedealingwitharoundtheworld."
HetoldNBCthathehadyettodecidehowhewouldproceedifCongressvotedagainstauthorizingforce.
Inlightoftheupcominganniversaryofthe9/11terrorattacks,Obamasaidthedatebringsheightenedsecurity,buthecautioned(警告)that"
we'
renotgoingtobeabletoprotectourselves100percentofthetimeagainsteverythreat"
andthatthekeywastobepreparedwithoutover-reacting(过度反应).
3、PrinceWilliam:
IdreamofAfrica
(CNN)
--DreamingofAfricaisonewaythatPrinceWilliamescapesfromthestresseshefacesasthefuturekingofBritain.
Iregularlydaydream,"
TheDukeofCambridgereveals(披露)inthedocumentary(纪录片)"
PrinceWilliam'
sPassion(爱好,热情):
NewHope,NewFather."
AfricaisdefinitelyoneoftheplacesIgoto...IhavehundredsofanimalsonmyiPhone.SoifIame
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