If Al Qaeda operatives begin threatening the US from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the US will just take them out with drones, as it has done in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen. But if he is willing to contemplate using force against Al Qaeda without international authorization in the future, why not use drones now to strengthen the moderate Syrian opposition and force Assad into serious negotiations?
或许奥巴马认为自己和继任者可以今后再处理这样的威胁。如果基地组织开始从伊拉克和叙利亚等伊斯兰国家对美国构成威胁，美国可以像在阿富汗、巴基斯坦和也门所做的那样用无人机把他们消灭掉。但如果他愿意考虑将来在没有国际授权的情况下对基地组织使用武力，那为什么现在不能用无人机支持温和的叙利亚反对派，迫使阿萨德认真谈判？