Many countries – Syria qualifies as a poster child in this regard – suffer under miserable, brutal governments. But backing an armed rebellion is a major step, especially when the rebels whom one is backing have, as in Syria, started something that they may not be able to finish.
支持暴乱是一个要害点。许多国家——从这个标准看，叙利亚可以算得上是好孩子——都在受恶劣残暴的政府的璀璨。但支持武装暴动是一件大事，特别是当被支持的暴乱者（比如叙利亚叛军）开启了其无法收拾的额局面的时候。