Some say that, just as Egypt’s war of attrition eventually gave way to a full-scale war and then a peace treaty, Europe needs a major crisis to move forward. But this is a dangerous notion, one that entails not just massive risks, but also unacceptably high interim human costs.
有人说，正如埃及消耗战最终演变为全面战争和和平条约，欧洲也需要一场大危机来推动其前进。但这是危险的想法，不仅包含巨大的风险，还隐含着不可接受的高昂过渡性人力成本。