Even if the US ultimately sought to force Assad from office, its blunt action hardened Assad’s resistance, as well as that of his two allies in the UN Security Council, Russia and China. Aside from seeking to defend their own interests in the region, both countries understandably rejected the idea of US-led regime change in Syria.
美国的这一错误令人难以理解。即使美国的最终目的是迫使巴沙尔下台，其迫不及待的举动也会增加巴沙尔的抵抗，并且触犯其在联合国安理会的两大盟友俄罗斯和中国。不难理解，中俄两国除了寻求捍卫其自身在中东的利益外，还 否决了由美国领导叙利亚体制变革的方案。俄罗斯认为美国的坚持巴沙尔立刻下台是在阻止和平。在这一点上，俄罗斯是正确的。