Inspiring and hopeful as these events were, the road to liberal democracy in the Middle East is likely to be extremely disappointing in the near to medium term, and the Bush administration’s efforts to build a regional policy around it are heading toward abject failure.
这些事件确实令人鼓舞，充满希望，但是中东地区通往自由民主的道路在近期到中期之间可能会极为令人失望，而布什政府以此为中心确立地区政策的努力正在走向悲惨的失败。