Indeed, for many nowadays, helping the Syrian rebels is too risky, and might even jeopardize the Middle East’s Christian minorities. While the Syrian regime is odious, they argue, the choice is between a hypothetical hope of democracy in the Muslim world and the real risk of endangering Christians’ lives.
的确，在当今许多人眼中帮助叙利亚反对派的风险太大了，甚至可能令中东地区的基督教少数派遭殃。他们认为尽管叙利亚政权令人厌恶，但如今却要在穆斯林世界实现民主的假想前景与危及基督徒生命的真实风险之间作出选择。于是很不幸地必须选择维持现状。