NEW YORK – One day, historians will have their hands full debating the causes of the chaos now overtaking much of the Middle East. To what extent, they will ask, was it the inevitable result of deep flaws common to many of the region's societies and political systems, and to what extent did it stem from what outside countries chose to do (or not to do)?
纽约—有一天，历史学家将会争论如今肆虐中东大部的混乱的根源。他们或多或少会问，这场混乱是该地区众多社会和政治制度共有的深刻缺陷的必然结果吗？它在多大程度上是拜外部国家的选择（或没有选择）的政策所赐？