Recent developments in the Middle East suggest that the answer is “yes,” because the situation at the end of President George W. Bush’s tenure increasingly resembles that of Bill Clinton’s final year in the presidency. Both presidents, at the end of their respective terms, sought to resolve one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, while facing the threat that time was running out on them.
柏林&#45;&#45;历史是否重演？中东最近的局势发展表明的确如此，因为布什总统任期尾端的形势越发与克林顿总统任期最后一年的相像。两位总统在任期的最后都寻求解决世界上最为危险的冲突，而面临着时间迅速流逝的威胁。