DENVER – Critics of America’s Middle East policies are reminiscent of Woody Allen’s quip in Annie Hall: “The food at this place is really terrible...and such small portions.” The United States is seen as the culprit behind many of the regions ills, and yet it is accused of not being sufficiently engaged, of “leading from behind,” of failing to support democracy, of abandoning its friends, and so on.
丹佛—对美国中东政策的批评让人想起伍迪·艾伦在《安妮·霍尔》（Annie Hall）里的戏谑：“这里的食物难吃死了……而且还是超小份。”美国被视为众多地区病背后的罪魁，但却被指责参与得不够，只会“在幕后领导”，没有支持民主，抛弃了自己的朋友，如此等等。几十年来，美国在中东地区的介入面临如此多的指责，你或许会觉得，美国还是老实在家呆着算了。