Syria is not Libya, and the political context has changed significantly, with America’s presidential election approaching and a deepening economic crisis in Europe. Rightly or wrongly, Russia and China believe that the time has come to take their revenge over an arrogant West that deceived them about the true purpose of “humanitarian intervention” in Libya.
叙利亚不是利比亚，而且现在的政治环境也有了显著的变化——美国总统大选近在眼前，欧洲又面临着日益恶化的经济危机。且不论是对是错，俄罗斯和中国认为报复傲慢自大的西方世界的时机到了，因为它们认为自己在对利比亚进行“人道主义干涉”的真正意图上遭到了欺骗——。